I'll break a custom. How much you would? Is he yet poffeft, Shy. Ay, ay, three thousand ducats. Ant. And for three months. Shy. I had forgot, three months, you told me fo but Well then, your bond; and let me fee, hear you. Methought, you faid, you neither lend nor borrow Anth. I do never use it. Shy. When Jacob graz'd his uncle Laban's sheep,This Jacob from our holy Abraham was (As his wife mother wrought in his behalf) The third poffeffor; ay, he was the third. Anth. And what of him? did he take intereft ? When Laban and himfelf were compromis'd, Anth. This was a venture, Sir, that Jacob ferv'd for A thing not in his pow'r to bring to pafs, But fway'd, and fashion'd, by the hand of heav'n. Antb. Mark you this, Ballanio? The The devil can cite fcripture for his purpose. (2)- O, what a goodly outfide falfhood hath? Shy. Three thousand ducats!-'tis a good round fum. you fay, A cur can lend three thousand ducats? or (21 rancite fcripture for bis purpife. 0, what a goodly outfide falfhood barb !] But this is not true that falfhood hath always a goodly outfide. Nor does this take in the force of the fpeaker's fentiment; who would obferve that that falfhood which quotes fcripture for its purpose has a goodly outfide. We should therefore read, O, what a goodly outfide's falfboid bath! i. e. bis falfhood, Shylock's. WARBURTON. I wish any copy would give me authority to range and read the lines thus: O! what a godly outfide falfhood bath ! With With bated breath, and whifp'ring humbleness, Anth. I am as like to call thee fo again, Who, if he break, thou may'ft with better face Shy, Why, how you ftorm?: I would be friends with you, and have your love; ; Forget the fhames that you have ftain'd me with Of ufance for my monies, and you'll not hear me ; Anth. This were kindness. Shy. This kindness will I show: Go with me to a Notary, feal me there Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken Anth. Content, in faith. I'll seal to fuch a bond, And fay, there is much kindness in the Jew. * (3) A breed of barren metal of his friend?] A breed that is interelt money bred from the principal. By the epithet barren the author would inftruct us in the argument on which the advocates against ufury went, which is this, that money is a barren thing, and cannot like corn and cattle multiply itfelf. And to fet off the abfur-. dity of this kind of ufury, he put breed and borren in opposition. WARBURTON. * To dwell seems in this place to mean the fame as to continue. To abide has both the fenfes of babitation and continuance.. Anth. Anth. Why, fear not, man; I will not forfeit it; Within these two months (that's a month before This bond expires) I do expect return Of thrice three times the value of this bond. Shy O father Abraham, what these chriftians are! A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. I fay, (4) left in the FEARFUL guard, &c.] But iurely fearful was the most trufty guard for a house-keeper in a populous city; where houses are not carried by ftorm like fortreffes. For fear would keep them on their watch, which was all that was neceffary for the owner's fecurity. I fuppose therefore Stokespeare wrote FEARLESS guard. i. e. Carelofs; and this indeed, would expofe his houfe to the only danger he had to apprehend in the day-time, which was clandeftine pilfering. This reading is much confirmed by the character he gives thi guard, of an unthrifty knave, and by what he fays of him afterwards, that he was, a buge feeder Snail-flow in profit, but he fleeps by day WARBURTON. Dr. Warburton has forgotten that fearful is not only that which fears, but that which is feared or caules fear. Fearful guard, is a guard that is not to be trufted, but gives caufe of fear. To fear was anciently to give as well as feel terrours. I tell thee, Lady, this af pect of mine hath fear'd the valiant. Of Of an unthrifty knave, and presently I will be with you. Anth. Hie thee, gentle Jew. This Hebrew will turn chriftian; he grows kind. Bal. I like not fair terms, (5) and a villain's mind. Anth. Come on, in this there can be no difmay; My fhips come home a month before the day. [Exeunt. Enter Morochius, a Tarney-Moor, all in white; and three or four Followers accordingly; with Portia, Neriffa, and her train. Flourish Cornets. MOROCHIP s. ISLIKE me not for my complexion, Το your love, prove whofe blood is reddeft, his or mine. (6) I tell thee, lady, this afpect of mine Hath fear'd the valiant; by my love, I fwear, Have lov'd it too. I would not change this hue, (5) I like not fair terms,] Kind words, good language. (6) To prove whose blood is reddeft, his or mine] To understand how the tawney Prince, whofe favage dignity is very well fupported, means to recommend himself by this challenge, it must be remembered that red blood is a traditionary fign of courage: Thus Macbeth calls one of his frighted foldiers, a lilly liver'd Lown; again in this play, Cowards are faid to have livers white as milk; and an effeminate and timorous man is termed a milk sop. Befides, |