Shakespeare's Comedy of the Merchant of VeniceSilver, 1889 - 188 pages |
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Page 13
... , two or three , yet still he did denáy ; And at the last ten thousand crowns they offered , him to save . Gernutus said , " I will no gold ; my forfeit I will have . " A pound of flesh is my demand , and INTRODUCTION . 13.
... , two or three , yet still he did denáy ; And at the last ten thousand crowns they offered , him to save . Gernutus said , " I will no gold ; my forfeit I will have . " A pound of flesh is my demand , and INTRODUCTION . 13.
Page 14
... forfeit of his bond . And as he was about to strike in him the deadly blow , " Stay , " quoth the judge , " thy cruelty ; I charge thee to do so . " Sith needs thou wilt thy forfeit have , which is of flesh a pound , See that thou shed ...
... forfeit of his bond . And as he was about to strike in him the deadly blow , " Stay , " quoth the judge , " thy cruelty ; I charge thee to do so . " Sith needs thou wilt thy forfeit have , which is of flesh a pound , See that thou shed ...
Page 23
... forfeit the pound of flesh if he lost the wager , ” and the case was brought before Pope Sixtus V ( 1585-90 ) , who decided for the noble on provision that he should cut off exactly a pound of flesh , no more and no less , on pain of ...
... forfeit the pound of flesh if he lost the wager , ” and the case was brought before Pope Sixtus V ( 1585-90 ) , who decided for the noble on provision that he should cut off exactly a pound of flesh , no more and no less , on pain of ...
Page 33
... forfeiting our respect . 66 Now Bassanio , who lives upon the rack , denies her plea for delay : ' Let me to my fortune and the caskets . " How profoundly she sur- mises that music might lull the watching Fate , so that he could pass to ...
... forfeiting our respect . 66 Now Bassanio , who lives upon the rack , denies her plea for delay : ' Let me to my fortune and the caskets . " How profoundly she sur- mises that music might lull the watching Fate , so that he could pass to ...
Page 62
... forfeit Be nominated for an equal pound Of your fair flesh , to be cut off and taken In what part of your body it pleaseth me . Antonio . Content , i̇ ' faith ; I'll seal to such a bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew ...
... forfeit Be nominated for an equal pound Of your fair flesh , to be cut off and taken In what part of your body it pleaseth me . Antonio . Content , i̇ ' faith ; I'll seal to such a bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew ...
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