The comedies of The Merchant of Venice, and As you like it, with the notes and illustr. of various commentators and remarks by the editor [A. Eccles] in two volumes |
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... modern editors have hitherto been content to read " burghers on the flood , " though a parallel passage in As you like it , " native burghers of this desert city , " might have led to the present correction . STEEVENS . B2 Or as it were ...
... modern editors have hitherto been content to read " burghers on the flood , " though a parallel passage in As you like it , " native burghers of this desert city , " might have led to the present correction . STEEVENS . B2 Or as it were ...
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... modern editors before Capell and Stee- vens , have changed the position of these two words , for the sake of what appeared a more natural arrange- ment , to " shewing something , " & c . E. 5 port ] Port , in the present instance , com ...
... modern editors before Capell and Stee- vens , have changed the position of these two words , for the sake of what appeared a more natural arrange- ment , to " shewing something , " & c . E. 5 port ] Port , in the present instance , com ...
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... modern editors , before Mr. Steevens , read it thus ; « Το I oft found both : I urge this childhood proof 16 MERCHANT OF VENICE .
... modern editors , before Mr. Steevens , read it thus ; « Το I oft found both : I urge this childhood proof 16 MERCHANT OF VENICE .
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... modern editors have altered this to " whom you shall rightly love ; " the sense of which must . be towards any of these princely suitors that are already come 22 MERCHANT OF VENICE .
... modern editors have altered this to " whom you shall rightly love ; " the sense of which must . be towards any of these princely suitors that are already come 22 MERCHANT OF VENICE .
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... modern editors , has been altered to - òàó come into the court , & c . - Portia here supposes Nerissa to give evidence to this point upon oath , meaning thereby to express the positive certainty of it . E. 3 a proper man's picture ; & c ...
... modern editors , has been altered to - òàó come into the court , & c . - Portia here supposes Nerissa to give evidence to this point upon oath , meaning thereby to express the positive certainty of it . E. 3 a proper man's picture ; & c ...
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Common terms and phrases
affection Ansaldo answer Anth Anthonio appears bag-pipe Bass Bassanio Bellario Belmont bond CAPELL caskets Cazi choose Christian doth Duke editions emendation Enter Exeunt expression eyes fair father fear folio fortune Gesta Romanorum Giannetto give Gobbo Gratiano Gregorio Leti Hanmer harmony hath honour J. M. MASON Jessica Jew's JOHNSON judge king lady Laomedon Laun Launcelot letter lord Lorenzo MALONE master means merchant Merchant of Venice mercy mind mistress modern editors nature Nerissa never night old copies Padua passage passion peize perhaps play poet Portia pound of flesh pray present prince quarto reading reason ring Salan Salanio Salar Salarino says Scene seems sense shadow's bliss Shakspeare Shakspeare's shew ship Shylock signify soul speak speech STEEVENS supposed swear sweet tell thee Theobald thing thou tion true unto usury Venice verb WARBURTON word
Popular passages
Page 14 - Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.
Page 32 - How like a fawning publican he looks ! 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 10 - Let me play the fool : With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come ; And let my liver rather heat with wine Than my heart cool with mortifying groans. Why should a man whose blood is warm within Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster...
Page 230 - 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...
Page 235 - 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 : Therefore, the poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods ; Since nought so stockish, hard, and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature...
Page 144 - Happy in this, she is not yet so old But she may learn; happier than this, She is not bred so dull but she can learn ; Happiest of all is, that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed, As from her lord, her governor, her king.
Page 204 - 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 238 - So doth the greater glory dim the less: A substitute shines brightly as a king. Until a king be by, and then his state Empties itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters.
Page 32 - I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you.
Page 225 - In such a night, Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew : And with an unthrift love did run from Venice, As far as Belmont. Jes. And in such a night...