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entrap the wisest。 Therefore�察�thou gaudy gold�察�Hard food for Midas�察�I will
none of thee�察�Nor none of thee�察�thou pale and common drudge 'Tween man
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and man�察 �but thou�察 �thou meagre lead�察�Which rather threaten'st than dost
promise aught�察�Thy plainness moves me more than eloquence�察�And here
choose I。 Joy be the consequence� �PORTIA。 ��Aside�А �How all the other
passions fleet to air�察�As doubtful thoughts�察�and rash´embrac'd despair�察�And
shudd'ring fear�察 �and green´ey'd jealousy� �O love�察 �be moderate�察 �allay thy
ecstasy�察 �In measure rain thy joy�察 �scant this excess� �I feel too much thy
blessing。 Make it less�察�For fear I surfeit。 BASSANIO。 ��Opening the leaden
casket�А�What find I here�拭�Fair Portia's counterfeit� �What demi´god Hath
come so near creation�拭�Move these eyes�拭�Or whether riding on the balls of
mine Seem they in motion�拭�Here are sever'd lips�察�Parted with sugar breath�察�
so sweet a bar Should sunder such sweet friends。 Here in her hairs The
painter plays the spider�察�and hath woven A golden mesh t' entrap the hearts
of men Faster than gnats in cobwebs。 But her eyes´ How could he see to
do them�拭�Having made one�察�Methinks it should have power to steal both
his�察�And leave itself unfurnish'd。 Yet look how far The substance of my
praise doth wrong this shadow In underprizing it�察�so far this shadow Doth
limp behind the substance。 Here's the scroll�察�The continent and summary
of my fortune。 'You that choose not by the view�察�Chance as fair and choose
as true� �Since this fortune falls to you�察�Be content and seek no new。 If you
be well pleas'd with this�察�And hold your fortune for your bliss�察 �Turn to
where your lady is And claim her with a loving kiss。' A gentle scroll。 Fair
lady�察�by your leave�察�I come by note�察�to give and to receive。 Like one of
two contending in a prize�察�That thinks he hath done well in people's eyes�察�
Hearing applause and universal shout�察 �Giddy in spirit�察 �still gazing in a
doubt Whether those peals of praise be his or no�察�So�察�thrice´fair lady�察�stand
I even so�察�As doubtful whether what I see be true�察�Until confirm'd�察�sign'd�察�
ratified by you。 PORTIA。 You see me�察�Lord Bassanio�察�where I stand�察�Such
as I am。 Though for myself alone I would not be ambitious in my wish To
wish myself much better�察 �yet for you I would be trebled twenty times
myself�察�A thousand times more fair�察 �ten thousand times more rich�察 �That
only to stand high in your account I might in virtues�察 �beauties�察 �livings�察�
friends�察 �Exceed account。 But the full sum of me Is sum of something
which�察 �to term in gross�察 �Is an unlesson'd girl�察 �unschool'd�察 �unpractis'd�察�
Happy in this�察�she is not yet so old But she may learn�察�happier than this�察�
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She is not bred so dull but she can learn�察�Happiest of all is that her gentle
spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed�察 �As from her lord�察 �her
governor�察 �her king。 Myself and what is mine to you and yours Is now
converted。 But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion�察 �master of my
servants�察 �Queen o'er myself�察 �and even now�察 �but now�察 �This house�察 �these
servants�察�and this same myself�察�Are yours´ my lord's。 I give them with this
ring�察�Which when you part from�察�lose�察�or give away�察�Let it presage the ruin
of your love�察�And be my vantage to exclaim on you。 BASSANIO。 Madam�察�
you have bereft me of all words�察�Only my blood speaks to you in my veins�察�
And there is such confusion in my powers As�察 �after some oration fairly
spoke By a beloved prince�察�there doth appear Among the buzzing pleased
multitude�察�Where every something�察�being blent together�察�Turns to a wild of
nothing�察�save of joy Express'd and not express'd。 But when this ring Parts
from this finger�察 �then parts life from hence�察 �O�察 �then be bold to say
Bassanio's dead� �NERISSA。 My lord and lady�察 �it is now our time That
have stood by and seen our wishes prosper To cry 'Good joy。' Good joy�察�
my lord and lady� �GRATIANO。 My Lord Bassanio�察�and my gentle lady�察�I
wish you all the joy that you can wish�察�For I am sure you can wish none
from me�察�And�察�when your honours mean to solemnize The bargain of your
faith�察 �I do beseech you Even at that time I may be married too。
BASSANIO。 With all my heart�察�so thou canst get a wife。 GRATIANO。 I
thank your lordship�察�you have got me one。 My eyes�察�my lord�察�can look as
swift as yours�此�You saw the mistress�察�I beheld the maid�察�You lov'd�察�I lov'd�察�
for intermission No more pertains to me�察�my lord�察�than you。 Your fortune
stood upon the caskets there�察�And so did mine too�察�as the matter falls�察�For
wooing here until I sweat again�察�And swearing till my very roof was dry
With oaths of love�察�at last´ if promise last´ I got a promise of this fair one
here To have her love�察�provided that your fortune Achiev'd her mistress。
PORTIA。 Is this true�察 �Nerissa�拭 �NERISSA。 Madam�察 �it is�察 �so you stand
pleas'd withal。 BASSANIO。 And do you�察 �Gratiano�察 �mean good faith�拭�
GRATIANO。 Yes�察 �faith�察 �my lord。 BASSANIO。 Our feast shall be much
honoured in your marriage。 GRATIANO。 We'll play with them�此 �the first
boy for a thousand ducats。 NERISSA。 What�察 �and stake down�拭�
GRATIANO。 No�察 �we shall ne'er win at that sport�察 �and stake down´ But
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who comes here�拭 �Lorenzo and his infidel�拭 �What�察 �and my old Venetian
friend�察�Salerio� �
Enter LORENZO�察 �JESSICA�察 �and SALERIO�察 �a messenger from
Venice
BASSANIO。 Lorenzo and Salerio�察�welcome hither�察�If that the youth
of my new int'rest here Have power to bid you welcome。 By your leave�察�I
bid my very friends and countrymen�察�Sweet Portia�察�welcome。 PORTIA。 So
do I�察 �my lord�察 �They are entirely welcome。 LORENZO。 I thank your
honour。 For my part�察�my lord�察�My purpose was not to have seen you here�察�
But meeting with Salerio by the way�察�He did entreat me�察�past all saying
nay�察 �To come with him along。 SALERIO。 I did�察 �my lord�察 �And I have
reason for it。 Signior Antonio Commends him to you。 ��Gives BASSANIO
a letter�А�BASSANIO。 Ere I ope his letter�察�I pray you tell me how my good
friend doth。 SALERIO。 Not sick�察�my lord�察�unless it be in mind�察�Nor well�察�
unless in mind�察 �his letter there Will show you his estate。 ��BASSANIO
opens the letter�А �GRATIANO。 Nerissa�察 �cheer yond stranger�察 �bid her
welcome。 Your hand�察 �Salerio。 What's the news from Venice�拭 �How doth
that royal merchant�察�good Antonio�拭�I know he will be glad of our success�此�
We are the Jasons�察�we have won the fleece。 SALERIO。 I would you had
won the fleece that he hath lost。 PORTIA。 There are some shrewd contents
in yond same paper That steals the colour from Bassanio's cheek�此 �Some
dear friend dead�察 �else nothing in the world Could turn so much the
constitution Of any constant man。 What�察 �worse and worse� �With leave�察�
Bassanio�此�I am half yourself�察�And I must freely have the half of anything
That this same paper brings you。 BASSANIO。 O sweet Portia�察�Here are a
few of the unpleasant'st words That ever blotted paper� �Gentle lady�察�When
I did first impart my love to you�察�I freely told you all the wealth I had Ran
in my veins´ I was a gentleman�察�And then I told you true。 And yet�察�dear
lady�察�Rating myself at nothing�察�you shall see How much I was a braggart。
When I told you My state was nothing�察�I should then have told you That I
was worse than nothing�察�for indeed I have engag'd myself to a dear friend�察�
Engag'd my friend to his mere enemy�察�To feed my means。 Here is a letter�察�
lady�察�The paper as the body of my friend�察�And every word in it a gaping
wound Issuing life´blood。 But is it true�察 �Salerio�拭 �Hath all his ventures
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fail'd�拭�What�察�not one hit�拭�From Tripolis�察�from Mexico�察�and England�察�From
Lisbon�察�Barbary�察�and India�察�And not one vessel scape the dreadful touch
Of merchant´marring rocks�拭 �SALERIO。 Not one�察 �my lord。 Besides�察 �it
should appear that�察�if he had The present money to discharge the Jew�察�He
would not take it。 Never did I know A creature that did bear the shape of
man So keen and greedy to confound a man。 He plies the Duke at morning
and at night�察�And doth impeach the freedom of the state�察�If they deny him
justice。 Twenty merchants�察 �The Duke himself�察 �and the magnificoes Of
greatest port�察�have all persuaded with him�察�But none can drive him from
the envious plea Of forfeiture�察�of justice�察�and his bond。 JESSICA。 When I
was with him�察 �I have heard him swear To Tubal and to Chus�察 �his
countrymen�察�That he would rather have Antonio's flesh Than twenty times
the value of the sum That he did owe him�察�and I know�察�my lord�察�If law�察�
authority�察�and power�察�deny not�察�It will go hard with poor Antonio。 PORTIA。
Is it your dear friend that is thus in trouble�拭 �BASSANIO。