Shakspere's the Merchant of Venice Author:William Shakespeare General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1903 Original Publisher: D. Appleton and Company Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where... more » you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Enter Antonio. Antonio. Who's there ? eo Gratiano. Signior Antonio! Antonio. Fie, fie, Gratiano! where are all the rest? 'Tis nine o'clock: our friends all stay for you. No masque to-night: the wind is come about; Bassanio presently will go aboard: I have sent twenty out to seek for you. Gratiano. I am glad on't: I desire no more delight Than to be under sail and gone to-night. [Exeunt. Scene VII. Belmont. A room in Pobtia's house. Flourish of cornets. Enter Poktia, with the Peince Op Moeocco, and their trains. Portia. Go draw aside the curtains and discover The several caskets to this noble prince. Now make your choice. Morocco. The first, of gold, who this inscription bears, ' Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire'; The second, silver, which this promise carries, ' Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves'; This third, dull lead, with warning all as blunt, ' Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.' How shall I know if I do choose the right ? 10 Portia. The one of them contains my picture, prince: If you choose that, then I am yours withal. Morocco. Some god direct my judgement! Let me see; I will survey the inscriptions back again. What says this leaden casket ? ' Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.' Must give: for what ? for lead ? hazard for lead ? This casket threatens. Men that hazard all 12. yours withal, yours together with it. Do it in hope of fair advantages : A golden mind stoops not to shows of dross; o I'll then nor give nor hazard aught for lead. What says the s...« less