Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
Merchant of Venice. - Repositories Merchant of Venice. - Repositories
£J4 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE [ACT U nave ne'er a tongue in my head. Well, if any man in Italy have a fairer table® which doth offer to swear upon a book,® I shall have good fortune. Go to, here's a simple® line of life: here's a small trifle of wives®: alas, fifteen wives is nothing! a'leven widows and nine maids is a simple coming-in for one man: and then to 'scape drowning thrice, and to be in peril of 160 my life with the edge of a feather-bed®; here are simple scapes. Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench® for this gear. Father, come; I'll take my leave of the Jew in the twinkling of an eye. \_Exeunt LAUNCELOT and OLD GOBBO. Bass. I pray thee, good Leonardo, think on this: These things being bought and orderly bestow'd Return in haste, for I do feast to-night My best-esteem'd acquaintance: hie thee, go. Leon, My best endeavours shall be done herein. i7
SCENE 2.] THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 35 Gra. You must not deny me: I must go with you to Belmont. Bass. Why, then you must. But hear thee, Gratiano: Thou art too wild, too rude, and bold of voice; Parts® that become thee happily enough. And in such eyes as ours appear not faults; But where thou art not known, why there they show Something too liberal.® Pray thee, take pain To allay with some cold drops of modesty® Thy skipping spirit; lest, through thy wild behaviour, I be misconstrued® in the place I go to. And lose my hopes. Gra. Signior Bassanio, hear me: If I do not put on a sober habit,® Talk with respect, and swear but now and then. Wear prayer-books in my pocket, look demurely; Kay more, while grace is saying, hood mine eyes® 190 Thus with my hat, and sigh, and say ^ amen;" Use all the observance of civility. Like one well studied in a sad ostent" To please his grandam, never trust me more. Bass. Well, we shall see your bearing. Gra. Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. Bass. No, that were pity: i8a
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£J4 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE [ACT U<br />
nave ne'er a tongue in my head. Well, if any man in<br />
Italy have a fairer table® which doth <strong>of</strong>fer to swear<br />
upon a book,® I shall have good fortune. Go to, here's<br />
a simple® line <strong>of</strong> life: here's a small trifle <strong>of</strong> wives®:<br />
alas, fifteen wives is nothing! a'leven widows and<br />
nine maids is a simple coming-in for one man: and<br />
then to 'scape drowning thrice, and to be in peril <strong>of</strong> 160<br />
my life with the edge <strong>of</strong> a feather-bed®; here are<br />
simple scapes. Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's<br />
a good wench® for this gear. Father, come; I'll<br />
take my leave <strong>of</strong> the Jew in the twinkling <strong>of</strong> an<br />
eye.<br />
\_Exeunt LAUNCELOT and OLD GOBBO.<br />
Bass. I pray thee, good Leonardo, think on this:<br />
These things being bought and orderly bestow'd<br />
Return in haste, for I do feast to-night<br />
My best-esteem'd acquaintance: hie thee, go.<br />
Leon, My best endeavours shall be done herein. i7
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