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The Merchant of Venice

Act IV, Scene 2

The same. A street.
 
[Enter PORTIA and NERISSA]
 
PORTIA
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      Inquire | the Jew's house out,| give him this deed,
           ,          ,          ,       ,        ,
      And let | him sign | it, we'll | away | tonight,
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      And be | a day | before | our hus|bands home:
             ,        2     ,     ,         ,     ,
      This deed | will be well | welcome | to Lo|renzo.
 
[Enter GRATIANO]
 
GRATIANO
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      Fair sir,/ you are | well oretane:|
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      My Lord | Bassan|io u/pon more | advice,
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      Hath sent | you here | this ring,| and doth | entreat
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      Your comp|any | at din|ner.
 
PORTIA
                                        ,       ,
                                  That can|not be;
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      His ring | I do | accept | most thank|fully,
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      And so | I pray | you tell | him: furth|ermore,
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      I pray | you show | my youth | old Shy|lock's^house.
 
GRATIANO
        ,            ,
      That will | I do.
 
NERISSA
                         ,               ,           ,
                        Sir, I | would speak | with you:
            ,       ,        ,        ,           ,
      I'll see | if I | can get | my hus|band's ring
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      Which I | did make | him swear | to keep | forever.
 
PORTIA
             ,        ,         ,        2      ,      ,
      Thou mayst | I war|rant, we | shall have old | swearing
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      That they | did give | the rings | away | to men;
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      But we'll | outface | them, and | outswear | them too:
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      Away, make haste,| thou knowst | where I | will tar||ry.
 
NERISSA
        ,          ,        2      ,        ,          ,
      Come | good sir,| will you show | me to | this house?
 
[Exeunt]

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