many a tall ship lie bury'd, as they fay, if my goffip Report be an honeft woman of her word. Sola. I would fhe were as lying a goffip in that, as ever knapt ginger; or made her neighbours believe, the wept for the death of a third husband. But it is true, without any flips of prolixity, or croffing the plain high-way of talk, that the good Anthonio, the honeft Anthonio O that I had a title good enough to keep his name company! Sal. Come, the full ftop. Sola. Ha, what fay'st thou? why, the end is, he hath Loft a fhip. Sal. I would it might prove the end of his loffes. Sola. Let me fay Amen betimes, left the devil cross thy prayer, (10) for here he comes in the likeness of a Jew. How now, Shylock, what news among the merchants? Enter Shylock. Shy. You knew (none fo well, none fo well as you) of my daughter's flight. Sal. That's certain; I, for my part, knew the taylor that made the wings fhe flew withal. Sola. And Shylock, for his own part, knew the bird was fledg'd, and then it is the complexion of them all to leave the dam. Shy. She is damn'd for it, Sal. That's certain, if the devil may be her judge. Sola. Out upon it, old carrion, rebels it at these years ? Shy. I fay, my daughter is my flesh and blood. Sal. There is more difference between thy flesh and hers, than between jet and ivory; more between your bloods, than there is between red wine and rhenish: (10) left the Devil cross my Prayer.] But the Prayer was Salanio's. The other only, as Clerk, fays Amen to it. We must therefore read-thy Prayer. Mr. Warburton. but tell us, do you hear, whether Anthonio have had any lofs at fea or no? Shy. There I have another bad match; a bankrupt, a prodigal, who dares scarce fhew his head on the Ryalto; a beggar, that us'd to come fo fmug upon the mart! let him look to his bond; he was wont to call me ufurer; let him look to his bond; he was wont to lend money for a chriftian court.fy: let him look to his bond. Sal. Why, I am fure, if he forfeit, thou will not take his flesh what's that good for? : Shy. To bait fish withal. If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge; he hath disgrac'd me, and hinder'd me of half a million, laught at my loffes, mockt at my gains, fcorn'd my nation, thwarted my bargains, cool'd my friends, heated mine enemies and what's his reafon? I am a few. Hath not a few eyes? hath not a few hands, organs, dimenfions, fenfes, affections, paffions? fed with the fame food, hurt with the fame weapons, fubject to the fame difeafes, heal'd by the fame means, warm'd and cool'd by the fame winter and fummer, as a chriftian is? if you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh ?; if you poifon us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, fhall we not revenge? if we are like you in the reft, we will resemble you in that. If a few wrong a christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a christian wrong a few, what should his fufferance be by christian example? why, Revenge. The villainy, you teach me, I will execute; and it shall go hard, but I will better the inftruction. Enter a Servant from Anthonio. Serv. Gentlemen, my mafter Anthonio is at his house, and defires to speak with you both. Sal. We have been up and down to seek him. Enter Tubal. Sola. Here comes another of the tribe; a third cannot be match'd, unless the devil himself turn Jew. [Exeunt Sala, and Solar. Shy. Shy. How now, Tubal, what news from Genoa? haft thou found my daughter? Tub. I often came where I did hear of her, but cannot find her, Shy. Why there, there, there, there! a diamond gone, coft me two thousand ducats in Frankfort! the curfe never fell upon our nation 'till now, I never felt it 'till now; two thousand ducats in that, and other precious, precious jewels! I would, my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear: O, would fhe were hers'd at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin. No news of them; why, fo! and I know not what's spent in the fearch: why, thou lofs upon lofs! the thief gone with fo much, and fo much to find the thief; and no fatisfaction, no revenge, nor no ill luck ftirring, but what lights o' my fhoulders; no fighs but o' my breathing, no tears but o' my fhedding. Tub. Yes, other men have ill luck too; Anthonio, as I heard in Genga Shy. What, what, what? ill luck, ill luck? Tub. Hath an Argofie caft away, coming from Tripolis. Shy. I thank God, I thank God; is it true? is it true? Tub. I fpoke with fome of the failors that escaped the wreck. Shy, I thank thee, good Tubal; good news, good news; ha, ha, where? in Genoa ? Tub. Your daughter spent in Genoa, as I heard, one night, fourfcore ducats. Shy. Thou ftick'ft a dagger in me; I fhall never fee my gold again; fourfcore ducats at a fitting, fourscore ducats! Tub. There came divers of Anthonio's creditors in my company to Venice, that fwear he cannot chuse but break. Shy. I am glad of it, I'll plague him, I'll torture him; I am glad of it. Tub. One of them fhew'd me a ring, that he had of your daughter for a monkey. F 4 Shy Shy. Out upon her! thou tortureft me, Tubal ; it was my Turquoife, I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor; I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkies. Tub. But Anthonio is certainly undone. Shy. Nay, that's true, that's very true; go fee me an officer, befpeak him a fortnight before. I will have the heart of him, if he forfeit; for were he out of Venice, I can make what merchandize I will: go, go, Tubal, and meet me at our fynagogue; go, good Tubal; at our fynogogue, Tubal. [Exeunt. SCENE changes to BEL MONT. Enter Baffanio, Portia, Gratiano, and attendants. Por. I Pray you, tarry; paufe a day or two, Before you hazard; for in chufing wrong But left you should not understand me well, Τα To ftay you from election. Baff. Let me chufe: For as I am, I live upon the rack. Por. Upon the rack, Bafanio? then confefs, 'Tween fnow and fire, as treafon and my love. Baff. Promise me life, and I'll confefs the truth. Baff. Confefs and love, Had been the very fum of my confeffion. O happy torment, when my torturer Doth teach me anfwers for deliverance! Por. Away then! I am lockt in one of them; If Let mufick found, while he doth make his choice; F 5 Live |