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1

Merchant of Venice
[II, 5]

Shylock

847

Well, thou shalt see, thy eyes shall be thy judge,
The difference of old Shylock and Bassanio:—
What, Jessica!—thou shalt not gormandise,
As thou hast done with me:—What, Jessica!—
And sleep and snore, and rend apparel out;—
Why, Jessica, I say!

2

Merchant of Venice
[II, 6]

Lorenzo

965

Beshrew me but I love her heartily;
For she is wise, if I can judge of her,
And fair she is, if that mine eyes be true,
And true she is, as she hath proved herself,
And therefore, like herself, wise, fair and true,
Shall she be placed in my constant soul.
[Enter JESSICA, below]
What, art thou come? On, gentlemen; away!
Our masquing mates by this time for us stay.

3

Merchant of Venice
[II, 9]

Portia

1191

To offend, and judge, are distinct offices
And of opposed natures.

4

Merchant of Venice
[III, 1]

Salanio

1269

That's certain, if the devil may be her judge.

5

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2164

A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
O wise young judge, how I do honour thee!

6

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2177

When it is paid according to the tenor.
It doth appear you are a worthy judge;
You know the law, your exposition
Hath been most sound: I charge you by the law,
Whereof you are a well-deserving pillar,
Proceed to judgment: by my soul I swear
There is no power in the tongue of man
To alter me: I stay here on my bond.

7

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2189

O noble judge! O excellent young man!

8

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2193

'Tis very true: O wise and upright judge!
How much more elder art thou than thy looks!

9

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2196

Ay, his breast:
So says the bond: doth it not, noble judge?
'Nearest his heart:' those are the very words.

10

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Antonio

2209

But little: I am arm'd and well prepared.
Give me your hand, Bassanio: fare you well!
Grieve not that I am fallen to this for you;
For herein Fortune shows herself more kind
Than is her custom: it is still her 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.
Commend me to your honourable wife:
Tell her the process of Antonio's end;
Say how I loved you, speak me fair in death;
And, when the tale is told, bid her be judge
Whether Bassanio had not once a love.
Repent but you that you shall lose your friend,
And he repents not that he pays your debt;
For if the Jew do cut but deep enough,
I'll pay it presently with all my heart.

11

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2247

Most rightful judge!

12

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2250

Most learned judge! A sentence! Come, prepare!

13

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Gratiano

2259

O upright judge! Mark, Jew: O learned judge!

14

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Gratiano

2264

O learned judge! Mark, Jew: a learned judge!

15

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Gratiano

2271

O Jew! an upright judge, a learned judge!

16

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Gratiano

2349

In christening shalt thou have two god-fathers:
Had I been judge, thou shouldst have had ten more,
To bring thee to the gallows, not the font.

17

Merchant of Venice
[V, 1]

Nerissa

2616

What talk you of the posy or the value?
You swore to me, when I did give it you,
That you would wear it till your hour of death
And that it should lie with you in your grave:
Though not for me, yet for your vehement oaths,
You should have been respective and have kept it.
Gave it a judge's clerk! no, God's my judge,
The clerk will ne'er wear hair on's face that had it.

18

Merchant of Venice
[V, 1]

Gratiano

2644

My Lord Bassanio gave his ring away
Unto the judge that begg'd it and indeed
Deserved it too; and then the boy, his clerk,
That took some pains in writing, he begg'd mine;
And neither man nor master would take aught
But the two rings.