Author: William ShakespeareEditor: Janelle JenstadNot Peer Reviewed
The Merchant of Venice (Quarto 1, 1600)
734731Enter Iessica and the Clowne. 735732Jessica. I am
sorry thou wilt leaue my Father
so,
736733Our hou
se is hell, and thou a merry deuill
737734Did
st rob it of
some ta
st of tediou
snes,
738735But far thee well, there is a ducat for thee,
739736And
Launcelet,
soone at
supper
shalt thou
see
740737Lorenso, who is thy new Mai
sters gue
st,
741738Giue him this Letter, doe it
secretly,
742739And
so farwell: I would not haue my Father
743740See me in talke with thee.
744741Clowne. Adiew, teares exhibit my tongue, mo
st beautifull Pagan,
745742mo
st sweete Iewe, if a Chri
stian doe not play the knaue and
746743get thee,
I am much deceaued; but adiew, the
se fooli
sh drops doe
747744somthing drowne my manly
spirit: adiew.
748745Jessica. Farwell good
Launcelet.
749746Alack, what heynous
sinne is it in me
750747To be a
shamed to be my Fathers child,
751748But though
I am a daughter to his blood
752749I am not to his manners: ô
Lorenso 753750Yf thou keepe promi
se
I shall end this
strife,
754751Become a Chri
stian and thy louing wife.
Exit.