The Merchant of VeniceJ.B. Lippincott Company, 1888 - 479 pages |
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ABBOTT actor Æschylus ALLEN allusion Ansaldo Anthonio Antonio appears Baff Bassanio Bellario Belmont better bond BOOTH called Capell caskets character Christian CLARENDON Coll COLLIER Court daughter doth Dr Johnson dramatic ducats Duke Dyce ECCLES Edition English father fleſh Folio Gesta Romanorum Giannetto giue give gold Gratiano HALLIWELL hath haue heere Huds instances Jessica Jew of Malta Ktly lady Lancelet Launcelot Lord Lorenzo loue MALONE means Merchant of Venice moneyes Nerissa night Othello Padua passage phrase play poet Pope Pope+ Portia pound of flesh Prince Q₂ Quarto Rlfe Rowe et seq Rowe+ ſay says Scene seems sense Shakespeare ſhall ſhould Shylock speech STAUNTON Steev STEEVENS story thee Theob thou Tubal usury vnto vpon WALKER Warb word
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Page 364 - Tarry a little ; there is something else. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood ; The words expressly are ' a pound of flesh : ' Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh ; But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice.
Page 62 - I had — but man is but a patched fool, if he will offer to say what methought I had. The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor...
Page 419 - When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea; Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.
Page 431 - LEAR. Then let them anatomize Regan ; see what breeds about her heart. Is there any cause in nature that makes these hard hearts?
Page 440 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Page 55 - Look not upon me, because I am black, Because the sun hath looked upon me: My mother's children were angry with me ; They made me the keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Page 250 - For do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, Which is the hot condition of their blood ; If they but hear perchance a trumpet sound, Or any air of music touch their ears, You shall perceive them make a mutual stand, Their savage eyes...
Page 212 - Wilt thou draw near the nature of the gods ? Draw near them then in being merciful : Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge, Thrice-noble Titus, spare my first-born son.
Page 323 - It's no sin to deceive a Christian; For they themselves hold it a principle, Faith is not to be held with heretics; But all are heretics that are not Jews; This follows well, and therefore, daughter, fear not.
Page 464 - How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Sit, Jessica. Look, how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold; There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the...