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Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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1

Merchant of Venice
[II, 2]

Launcelot Gobbo

640

Nay, indeed, if you had your eyes, you might fail of
the knowing me: it is a wise father that knows his
own child. Well, old man, I will tell you news of
your son: give me your blessing: truth will come
to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man's son
may, but at the length truth will out.

2

Merchant of Venice
[II, 2]

Gratiano

755

Signior Bassanio, hear me:
If I do not put on a sober habit,
Talk with respect and swear but now and then,
Wear prayer-books in my pocket, look demurely,
Nay more, while grace is saying, hood mine eyes
Thus with my hat, and sigh and say 'amen,'
Use all the observance of civility,
Like one well studied in a sad ostent
To please his grandam, never trust me more.

3

Merchant of Venice
[II, 2]

Gratiano

765

Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me
By what we do to-night.

4

Merchant of Venice
[II, 4]

Lorenzo

800

Nay, we will slink away in supper-time,
Disguise us at my lodging and return,
All in an hour.

5

Merchant of Venice
[III, 1]

Shylock

1356

Nay, that's true, that's very true. Go, Tubal, fee
me an officer; bespeak him a fortnight before. I
will have the heart of him, if he forfeit; for, were
he out of Venice, I can make what merchandise I
will. Go, go, Tubal, and meet me at our synagogue;
go, good Tubal; at our synagogue, Tubal.

6

Merchant of Venice
[III, 2]

Lorenzo

1598

I thank your honour. For my part, my lord,
My purpose was not to have seen you here;
But meeting with Salerio by the way,
He did entreat me, past all saying nay,
To come with him along.

7

Merchant of Venice
[III, 5]

Jessica

1869

Nay, you need not fear us, Lorenzo: Launcelot and I
are out. He tells me flatly, there is no mercy for
me in heaven, because I am a Jew's daughter: and he
says, you are no good member of the commonwealth,
for in converting Jews to Christians, you raise the
price of pork.

8

Merchant of Venice
[III, 5]

Jessica

1922

Nay, but ask my opinion too of that.

9

Merchant of Venice
[III, 5]

Jessica

1924

Nay, let me praise you while I have a stomach.

10

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Portia

2272

Therefore prepare thee to cut off the flesh.
Shed thou no blood, nor cut thou less nor more
But just a pound of flesh: if thou cut'st more
Or less than a just pound, be it but so much
As makes it light or heavy in the substance,
Or the division of the twentieth part
Of one poor scruple, nay, if the scale do turn
But in the estimation of a hair,
Thou diest and all thy goods are confiscate.

11

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Shylock

2323

Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that:
You take my house when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house; you take my life
When you do take the means whereby I live.

12

Merchant of Venice
[V, 1]

Bassanio

2716

Nay, but hear me:
Pardon this fault, and by my soul I swear
I never more will break an oath with thee.