Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, with intr., notes and an appendix by T. Parry |
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... bear ' : \ ' ( c ) In such words as ' yesterday , ' ' voluntary , ' ' honesty , ' the syllables -day , -ta- , and -ty falling in the place of the accent , are , for the purposes of the verse , regarded as truly accented : ' Bars ' me ...
... bear ' : \ ' ( c ) In such words as ' yesterday , ' ' voluntary , ' ' honesty , ' the syllables -day , -ta- , and -ty falling in the place of the accent , are , for the purposes of the verse , regarded as truly accented : ' Bars ' me ...
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... bear with seeming patience , while he secretly meditated revenge . Antonio was greatly beloved by his fellow - citizens ; for , ex- cept to the Jew , he was the kindest man that lived , and had the most unwearied spirit in doing ...
... bear with seeming patience , while he secretly meditated revenge . Antonio was greatly beloved by his fellow - citizens ; for , ex- cept to the Jew , he was the kindest man that lived , and had the most unwearied spirit in doing ...
Page ix
... bear him ; he hates our Jewish nation ; he lends out money gratis ; and among the merchants he rails at me and my well - earned bargains , which he calls interest . Cursed be my tribe if I forgive him ! ' Antonio , finding he was musing ...
... bear him ; he hates our Jewish nation ; he lends out money gratis ; and among the merchants he rails at me and my well - earned bargains , which he calls interest . Cursed be my tribe if I forgive him ! ' Antonio , finding he was musing ...
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... bear him . He hates our sacred nation ; and he rails , Even there where merchants most do congregate , On me , my bargains , and my well - won thrift , Which he calls interest . Cursèd be my tribe , If I forgive him ! 45 Bass . Shylock ...
... bear him . He hates our sacred nation ; and he rails , Even there where merchants most do congregate , On me , my bargains , and my well - won thrift , Which he calls interest . Cursèd be my tribe , If I forgive him ! 45 Bass . Shylock ...
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... bear , Yea , mock the lion when he roars for prey , To win thee , lady . But , alas the while ! If Hercules and Lichas play at dice Which is the better man , the greater throw May turn by fortune from the weaker hand : So is Alcides ...
... bear , Yea , mock the lion when he roars for prey , To win thee , lady . But , alas the while ! If Hercules and Lichas play at dice Which is the better man , the greater throw May turn by fortune from the weaker hand : So is Alcides ...
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adjectives answer Antonio appear Bass Bassanio bear Belmont blood bond called casket choose Christian comes court daughter death deny desire doth ducats duke English Enter Exeunt eyes fair faith father fear flesh fortune gave give gold Grat Gratiano half hand hath head hear heart heaven hold honour husband Italy Jessica judge justice kind lady Latin Laun Launcelot leave lend letter live look lord Lorenzo lose married master meaning mind Nerissa never night nouns play Portia pound pray prefix present reason rich ring Salar SCENE sense ship Shylock soul speak spirit stand suit sweet tell thee thing thou thought thousand true turn Venice verb wife wish wrong young
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Page 44 - I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes ? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions ? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is ? If you prick us, do we not bleed ? if you tickle us, do we not laugh ? if you poison us, do we not die ? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge 1 if we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
Page 85 - 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 turn'd to a modest gaze By the sweet power of music.
Page 85 - 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 young-eyed cherubins; Such harmony is in immortal souls; But whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in, we...
Page 49 - There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts : How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars, Who, inward search'd, have livers white as milk...
Page 44 - To bait fish withal : if it will feed nothing else it will feed my revenge. He hath disgraced me and hindered me of half a million ; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies! and what's his reason? I am a Jew ! Hath not a Jew eyes?
Page xvii - That light we see is burning in my hall. How far that little candle throws his beams ! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Page 15 - Shylock, we would have moneys': you say so; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold : moneys is your suit. What should I say to you ? Should I not say ' Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats...
Page ix - I hate him for he is a Christian, But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
Page 72 - It must not be ; there is no power in Venice Can alter a decree established : 'Twill be recorded for a precedent ; And many an error, by the same example, Will rush into the state : it cannot be.
Page 83 - The moon shines bright : in such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees And they did make no noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.