The comicall Historie of
10591055He wrung
Bassanios hand, and
so they parted.
10601056Sol. I thinke hee onely loues the world for him,
10611057I pray thee let vs goe and
finde him out
10621058and quicken his embraced heauines
10661062Ner. Quick, quick
I pray thee, draw the curtain
strait,
10671063The Prince of Arragon hath tane his oath,
10681064and comes to his ele
ction pre
sently.
10691065Enter Arrogon, his trayne, and Portia. 10701066Por. Behold, there
stand the ca
skets noble Prince,
10711067yf you choo
se that wherein I am containd
10721068straight
shall our nuptiall rights be
solemniz'd:
10731069but if you faile, without more
speech my Lord
10741070you mu
st be gone from hence immediatly.
10751071Arra. I am enioynd by oath to ob
serue three things,
10761072Fir
st, neuer to vnfold to any one
10771073which ca
sket twas
I cho
se; next, if I faile
10781074of the right ca
sket, neuer in my life
10791075to wooe a maide in way of marriage:
10801076la
stly, if
I doe faile in fortune of my choy
se,
10811077immediatly to leaue you, and be gone.
10821078Por. To the
se iniun
ctions euery one doth
sweare
10831079that comes to hazard for my worthle
sse
selfe.
10841080Arr. And
so haue I addre
st me, fortune now
10851081To my harts hope: gold,
siluer, and ba
se lead.
10861082Who choo
seth me, mu
st giue and hazard all he hath.
10871083You
shall looke fairer ere I giue or hazard.
10881084What
saies the golden che
st, ha, let me
see,
10891085Who choo
seth me,
shall gaine what many men de
sire,
10901086What many men de
sire, that many may be meant
10911087by the foole multitude that choo
se by
show,
10921088not learning more then the fond eye doth teach,
10931089which pries not to th interiour, but like the Martlet
builds