The Merchant of Venice (Quarto 1, 1600)
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The comicall Historie of
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Enter Gratiano.
2310hath sent you heere this ring, and doth intreate
¶your company at dinner.
¶Por. That cannot be;
¶his ring I doe accept most thankfully,
¶and so I pray you tell him: furthermore,
¶Gra. That will I doe.
¶that they did giue the rings away to men;
¶but wele out-face them, and out-sweare them to:
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Enter Lorenzo and Iessica.
¶Troylus me thinks mounted the Troian walls,
¶did Thisbie fearefully ore-trip the dewe,
2335and ranne dismayed away.
¶stoode Dido with a willow in her hand
¶vpon the wilde sea banks, and waft her Loue
¶to come againe to Carthage.
¶Medea gathered the inchanted hearbs
¶that did renew old Eson.
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