Plays

⊕    A Christian turned Turk
⊕    A Game at Chess: A Later Form
⊕    A Mad World, My Masters
⊕    A Maidenhead Well Lost
⊕    A Midsummer Night's Dream
⊕    A Yorkshire Tragedy
⊕    Aglaura
⊕    Albumazar: A Comedy
⊕    All Fools
⊕    All's Well that Ends Well
⊕    Antonio and Mellida
⊕    Antonio's Revenge
⊕    Antony and Cleopatra
⊕    As You Like It
⊕    Bartholomew Fair
⊕    Bird in a Cage
⊕    Brennoralt
⊕    Bussy d'Ambois
⊕    Caesar and Pompey
⊕    Campaspe
⊕    Catiline
⊕    Cleopatra
⊕    Comus
⊕    Contention for Honour and Riches
⊕    Coriolanus
⊕    Cymbeline
⊕    Cynthia's Revels
⊕    Dutch Courtesan
⊕    Epicoene
⊕    Every Man in his Humour
⊕    Every Man out of his Humour
⊕    Hamlet
⊕    Henry IV, part 1
⊕    Henry IV, part 2
⊕    Henry V (Q1)
⊕    Henry VI, part 1
⊕    Henry VI, part 2
⊕    Henry VI, part 3
⊕    Henry VIII
⊕    Hyde Park
⊕    Hymen's Triumph
⊕    Jack Drum's Entertainment
⊕    Julius Caesar
⊕    King John
⊕    King Lear
⊕    Locrine
⊕    Love In its Ecstasy: Or, the large Prerogative
⊕    Love Tricks, or The School of Compliments
⊕    Love's Labour's Lost
⊕    Loves Metamorphosis
⊕    Macbeth
⊕    Measure for Measure
⊕    Merry Wives of Windsor
⊕    Much Ado About Nothing
⊕    Mustapha
⊕    not in source
⊕    Othello
⊕    Pericles
⊕    Philaster
⊕    Philotas
⊕    Poetaster
⊕    Richard II
⊕    Richard III
⊕    Romeo and Juliet
⊕    Satiro-mastix: or, The Untrussing of the humorous poet
⊕    Sejanus His Fall
⊕    Sir Giles Goosecap
⊕    Sophonisba
⊕    Taming of the Shrew
⊕    The Atheist's Tragedy
⊕    The Blind Beggar of Alexandria
⊕    The Bondman
⊕    The Case is Altered
⊕    The Changes, or Love in a Maze
⊕    The Comedy of Errors
⊕    The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Byron
⊕    The Custom of the Country
⊕    The Devil's Law Case
⊕    The Elder Brother
⊕    The Fancies, Chaste and Noble
⊕    The Fawn
⊕    The Goblins
⊕    The Golden Age
⊕    The Grateful Servant
⊕    The Great Duke of Florence
⊕    The Gypsies Metamorphosed
⊕    The Honest Whore, Part I
⊕    The Insatiate Countess
⊕    The Lady of May
⊕    The Little French Lawyer
⊕    The Mad Lover
⊕    The Maid of Honour
⊕    The Malcontent
⊕    The Martyred Souldier
⊕    The Merchant of Venice
⊕    The Miseries of Inforc't Marriage
⊕    The Nice Valour
⊕    The Phoenix
⊕    The Puritan Widow
⊕    The Raging Turk
⊕    The Rival Friends
⊕    The Royal Master
⊕    The Royal Slave
⊕    The Sophy
⊕    The Spanish Curate
⊕    The Staple of News
⊕    The Tempest
⊕    The Tragedy of Nero
⊕    The Traitor
⊕    The Valiant Scot
⊕    The Virgin Widow
⊕    The Wedding
⊕    The White Devil
⊕    The Widow
⊕    The Wonder of a Kingdom
⊕    Timon of Athens
⊕    Titus Andronicus
⊕    Troilus and Cressida
⊕    Twelfth Night
⊕    Two Gentlemen of Verona
⊕    Volpone
⊕    What You Will
⊕    Winter's Tale

The Merchant of Venice - Results found: 84

y our Argosies with portly sail like signiors, and rich
Burgers on the flood, or as it were the pageants of the Sea
Do overpeer the petty traffickers, That curtsy to them, do
them reverence, as they fly by them with their woven Wings
By Salarino, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN12-17), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 84
 
--from her eyes I did receive fair speechless messages
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN172-173), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 84
 
Why should a man, whose blood is warm within, sit like his
Grandsire, cut in Alablaster? sleep while he wakes? &
creep into the jaundice, by being peevish?
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN92-95), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of Nothing more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are
as two grains of Wheat, hid in two bushels of Chaff: you shall
seek all day, ere you find them, & when you have them, they-
are not worth the search.
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN123-127), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
He doth nothing but frown.
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN239), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
hears merry tales & smiles
not. I fear he will prove the weeping philosopher when he grows old,
being so full of unmannerly sadness in his Youth. I had rather
be married to a death's-head with a Bone in his mouth.
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN240-244), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
A FrenchMan)
He is every Man in no Man. If a throstle sing,
he falls straight a capr&gtilde;capering, he will fence with his own shadow.
if I should marry him, I should marry twenty husbands.
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN251-254), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
The German.
Very vilely in the morning, when he is sober, and most vilely in the afternoon, when he is drunk
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN276-277), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
any thing Nerissa, ere I'll be married to a sponge..
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN288-289), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
I will run as far, as God hath any ground rather than ---
By Launcelot Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN671), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
Despair, & shuddering Fear, & green- eyed jealousy
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1455-1456), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
Before a Friend, of this Description shall lose a through Bassanio's fault,
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1659-1660), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
--for a tricksy word defy the Matter
By Lorenzo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1877-1878), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS Sancroft 29, p. 85
 
curtsy to them
By Salerio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN14), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
 
And other of such a vinegar aspect that they'll not show
their teeth in way of smile
By Solanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN58-59), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
I would have stayed till I had made you merry
if worthier friends had not prevented me:
By Salerio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN64-65), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
sit like his Grandsire cut in Alabaster
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN90), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Gratiano speakes an infinite deal of nothing more than any man in all Venice his rea
sons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff.
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN120-122), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
 
He borrow'd a box of the ear of the Englishman and swore he would
pay when he was able:
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN261-263), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
When he is best he is a little worse than a
man: and when he is worst a little better
than a beast.
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN268-270), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
More hair on your chin than dobbin my fill- horse has on his
tail.
By Launcelot Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN627-628), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
He hath a great infection sir, as one would say to serve
By Old Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN654), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
as my father, being an old man, shall frutify unto you
By Old Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN660-661), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
That is the very defect of
the matter.
By Old Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN669), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
In peril of my life with the edge of a featherbed
By Launcelot Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN688), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
doth expect your reproach:
By Launcelot Gobbo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN818), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
What demigod hath come so near creation.
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1401-1402), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Here are severed lips parted with sugar breath
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1404-1405), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Madam you have bereft me of all words
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1461), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
I wish you all the joy that you can wish
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1476), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Welcome hither if they that the youth of my new
interest here have power to bid you welcome
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1508-1509), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Here are a few of the unpleasantest words
that ever blotted paper.
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1541-1542), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
All the wealth I had ran in my veins
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1544-1545), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Use your pleasure if your love do not persua
de you to come let not my letter
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1609-1610), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
I shall obey you in all fair commands
By Lorenzo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1967), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Fair thoughts and happy hours attend on you
By Lorenzo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1702-1703), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Bid them prepare for dinner
By Lorenzo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1784-1786), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
If two gods should play some heavenly match
and on the wager lay two earthly women and Portia
one, there must be something else pawn'd with the other
for the poor rude would hath not her
fellow
By Jessica, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1814-1818), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
He is well paid that is well satisfied:
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2258), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
my mind
was never yet more mercenary.
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2261), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
This ring alas , good sir, it is a
trifle: I will not shame my self to give you this

By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2273-2274), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Reply:
I see, sir, you are liberal in offers
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2281), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Answer:
My Lord Bassanio up
on more advice hath sent you this ring
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2309-2310), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Reply
His ring I do accept most thankfully
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2313), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
This night methinks is but the daylight sick it looks
a little paler
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2461-2462), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
A light wife doth make a heavy husband:
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2469), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Give welcome to my friend, This is the man, this is Antonio to whom
I am so infinitely bound
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2573-2474), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
Answer:
Sir you are very
welcome to our house it must appear other
ways than words therefore I scant this brea-
thing courtesy:
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2478-2480), William Shakespeare
in Folger MS V.a.87, f. 5v
 
But least you should not understand me well:
And yet a maiden hath no tongue but thought;
I would detain you here some month or two,
Before you venture for me
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1348-1351), William Shakespeare
in William Salt Library MS 308-40, f.98
 
you have divided me
one half is yours: the other half yours,
mine own I would say; but if mine then yours
and so all is yours. O these naughty times
put bars between the owners and their rights.
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1356-1360), William Shakespeare
in William Salt Library MS 308-40, f.98
 
They that choose not by you view Chance as fayre well and choose as true Let this fortune fall to you BE content and choose no new
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1478-1481), William Shakespeare
in William Salt Library MS 308-40, f.98v
 
You have bereft me of all words Only my blood speaks to you in my vains
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1522-1523), William Shakespeare
in William Salt Library MS 308-40, f.98v
 
Of Worldly Care:
-----
Of Mirth & Melancholy
You have too much Respect upon the world: They lose it that do buy it with much care: Believe me, you are marvellously changed.
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN82-94), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 16r
 
R By being Peevish---
Of Affected Gravity and Wisdom
There are a sort of men whose Visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond And do a willful stillness entertain With purpose to be dressed in an opinion Of Wisdom Gravity or profound conceit &c
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN97-101), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 16v
 
Of Impertinence
Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of Nothing more than any man in all Venice &_ _
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN123-124), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 16v
 
Of living above ones circumstances
Tis not unknown to you Antonio How much I have disabled mine estate By something showing a more swelling Port Than my faint means would grant Continuance
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN131-134), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 16v
 
Of Friendship
You know me well and herein spend but Time To wind about my Love with Circumstance And out of Doubt you do me now more wrong In making question of my uttermost Than if you had made Waste of all I have
By Antonio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN163-166), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 16v
 
Of a welcome guest
A day in April never came so sweet To show how costly Summer was at Hand
By Servant, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1208-1209), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 17r
 
Of the ?Cheat Of fake Glory and Appearances
The world is still deceived with ornament In Law what Plea so tainted and Corrupt But being seasoned with a gracious Voice Obscures the show of evil? In Religion
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1420-1423), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 17r
 
Of Silver
Thou pale and common Drudge Tween Man and Man—
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1449-1450), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 18v
 
Of Joy destroying the faculties of speech to show it
--You have bereft me of all words Only my blood speaks to you in my veins And there is such confusion in my powers As after some Oration fairely spoke By a beloved Prince there doth appear Among the buzzing pleased Multitude Where every Something being blent together Turns to a Wild of Nothing save of Joy express'd and not express'd ___
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1522-1530), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 18v
 
Of an Unpleasing letter
There are some shrewd contents in yond same paper, That steals the colour from Bassanio's cheek: Some dear friend dead else Nothing in the World Could turn so much the constitution of any constant man._
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1596-1602), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 19
 
Of any constant man. __
Here are a few of the unpleasant'st lines That ever blotted paper
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1607-1608), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 19
 
Of a friend
The dearest friend to me the kindest man The best conditioned and unwearied Spirit In doing courtesies: ---
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1649-1651), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 19
 
Of a Wifes believing her husbands friend
In Companions That do converse and waste the Time together Whose souls do bear an equal yoke Of love, There must be needs a like proportion Of lineaments of manners and of spirit Which makes me think that this Antonio Being the bosom lover of my Lord Must needs be like my Lord. If it be so How little is the cost I have bestowed In purchasing the semblance of my Soul From out the state of Hellish misery This comes too near the praising of myself; Therefore no more of it
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1738-1749), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 19
 
Death an advantage to the miserable__.
;23456 78
--- It is still Fortunes Use To let the wretched man outlive his Wealth To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow An Age of Poverty. From which lingering penance Of such misery doth she cut me off. —&c
By Antonio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2183-2187), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 19
 
Of Music Soft Stillness and the Night Become the touches of Sweet Harmony—
Do but note a wild and wanton herd Or race of youthful and unhandled Colts Fetching mad bounds bellowing and neighing loud Which is the hot Condition of their blood If they but hear perchance a Trumpet sound Or any air of music touch their ears You shall perceive them make a mutual stand Their savage eyes turned to a Modest gaze By the sweet power of music ___
By Lorenzo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2484-2492), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 19
 

The Man that hath no music in Himself Nor is not moved with Concord of sweet Sounds Is fit for Treasons stratagems and spoils The motions of his spirit are dull as Night And his Affections dark as Erebus Let no such man be trusted: ___
By Lorenzo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2495-2501), William Shakespeare
in British Library Lansdowne MS 1185, f. 19
 
Plays. Shakespeare. Jonson.
Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare.
Austere
they'll not show their teeth in way of smile, Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable.
By Solanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN60-61), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
Peevish
creep into the jaundice by being peevish
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN94-95), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
to be dressed in an opinion Of wisdom
By Gratiano, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN100-101), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
Protests
My purse, my person, my extremest means Lie all unlocked to your occasions.
By Antonio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN147-148), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
what warmth is there in your affection towards any of these Princelysuitors that are already come?
By Nerissa, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN226-228), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
Laws
The brain may de-vise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN212-214), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
pro
I dote on his very absence
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN300), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
To supply the ripe wants of my friend
By Antonio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN388), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
I'll rather dwell in my necessity.
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN484), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
Love again
o that I had a title good enough to keep his name company!
By Solanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1230-1231), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
"
He did intreat me past all saying nay
By Lorenzo, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1579), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
The best conditioned, and unwearied spirit in doing curtesies
By Bassanio, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN1650-1651), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
season
How many things by season seasoned are to their right praise and true perfection
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2521-2522), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r
 
simile
he knows me as the blind man knows the Cuckoo by the bad voice
By Portia, in The Merchant of Venice (TLN2528-2529), William Shakespeare
in Bodleian Library MS English poetry d. 3, f. 41r