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The Merchant of Venice (Folio 1, 1623)
2379Enter Portia and Nerrissa.
2381And let him signe it, wee'll away to night,
2382And be a day before our husbands home:
2383This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.
2384Enter Gratiano.
2386My L. Bassanio vpon more aduice,
2387Hath sent you heere this ring, and doth intreat
2388Your company at dinner.
2389Por. That cannot be;
2390His ring I doe accept most thankfully,
2391And so I pray you tell him: furthermore,
2393Gra. That will I doe.
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182The Merchant of Venice.
2396Which I did make him sweare to keepe for euer.
2398That they did giue the rings away to men;
2399But weele out-face them, and out-sweare them to:
2402Exeunt.