The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 13 of 42
Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 451 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Adieu, tears exhibit my tongue, most beautiful Pagan, most sweet Iew, if a Christian do not play the knave and get thee, I am much deceived; but adieu, these foolish drops do somewhat drown my manly spirit: adieu. Farewell good Lancelet. Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed to be my Father's child, But though I am a daughter to his blood, I am not to his manners: O Lorenzo, If thou keep promise I shall end this strife, Become a Christian, and thy loving wife. Nay, we will slink away in supper time, Disguise us at my lodging, and return all in an hour. We have not made good preparation. We have not spoke us yet of Torchbearers. 'Tis vile unless it may be quaintly ordered, And better in my mind not undertook. 'Tis now but four of clock, we have two hours To furnish us; friend Lancelet what's the news. And it shall please you to break up this, shall it seem to signify. I know the hand, in faith 'tis a fair hand And whiter than the paper it writ on, I the fair hand that writ. Love's news in faith: By your leave sir. Whither goest thou? Marry sir to bid my old Master the Iew to sup to night with my new Master the Christian. Hold here, take this, tell gentle Iessica I will not fail her, speak it privately: Go Gentlemen, will you prepare you for this Mask to night, I am provided of a Torchbearer. I marry, i'll be gone about it straight. And so will I. Meet me and Gratiano at Gratianos lodging Some hour hence. 'Tis good we do so. Was not that Letter from fair Iessica? I must needs tell thee all, she hath directed How I shall take her from her Father's house, What gold and jewels she is furnished with, What Pages suit she hath in readiness: If ere the Iew her Father come to heaven, It will be for his gentle daughter's sake; And never dare misfortune cross her foot, Unless she do it under this excuse, That she is issue to a faithless Iew: Come go with me, peruse this as thou goest, Fair Iessica shall be my Torchbearer. Well, thou shall see, thy eyes shall be thy judge, The difference of old Shylocke and Bassanio; What Iessica, thou shalt not gourmandize As thou hast done with me: what Iessica? And sleep, and snore, and rend apparel out. Why Iessica I say. Why Iessica. Who bids thee call? I do not bid thee call. Your worship was wont to tell me I could do nothing without bidding. Call you? what is your will?
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Adue, teares exhibit my tongue, moſt beautifull Pagan, moſt ſweete Iew, if a Chriſtian doe not play the knaue and get thee, I am much deceiued; but adue, theſe fooliſh drops doe ſomewhat drowne my manly ſpirit: adue. Farewell good Lancelet. Alacke, what hainous ſinne is it in me To be aſhamed to be my Fathers childe, But though I am a daughter to his blood, I am not to his manners: O Lorenzo, If thou keepe promiſe I ſhall end this ſtrife, Become a Chriſtian, and thy louing wife. Nay, we will ſlinke away in ſupper time, Diſguiſe vs at my lodging, and returne all in an houre. We haue not made good preparation. We haue not ſpoke vs yet of Torch-bearers. 'Tis vile vnleſſe it may be quaintly ordered, And better in my minde not vndertooke. 'Tis now but foure of clock, we haue two houres To furniſh vs; friend Lancelet what's the newes. And it ſhall pleaſe you to breake vp this, ſhall it ſeeme to ſignifie. I know the hand, in faith 'tis a faire hand And whiter then the paper it writ on, I the faire hand that writ. Loue newes in faith: By your leaue ſir. Whither goeſt thou? Marry ſir to bid my old Maſter the Iew to ſup to night with my new Maſter the Chriſtian. Hold here, take this, tell gentle Ieſſica I will not faile her, ſpeake it priuately: Go Gentlemen, will you prepare you for this Maske to night, I am prouided of a Torch-bearer. I marry, ile be gone about it ſtrait. And ſo will I. Meete me and Gratiano at Gratianos lodging Some houre hence. 'Tis good we do ſo. Was not that Letter from faire Ieſſica? I muſt needes tell thee all, ſhe hath directed How I ſhall take her from her Fathers houſe, What gold and iewels ſhe is furniſht with, What Pages ſuite ſhe hath in readineſſe: If ere the Iew her Father come to heauen, It will be for his gentle daughters ſake; And neuer dare misfortune croſſe her foote, Vnleſſe ſhe doe it vnder this excuſe, That ſhe is iſſue to a faithleſſe Iew: Come goe with me, pervſe this as thou goeſt, Faire Ieſſica ſhall be my Torch-bearer. Well, thou ſhall ſee, thy eyes ſhall be thy iudge, The difference of old Shylocke and Baſſanio; What Ieſſica, thou ſhalt not gurmandize As thou haſt done with me: what Ieſſica? And ſleepe, and ſnore, and rend apparrell out. Why Ieſſica I ſay. Why Ieſſica. Who bids thee call? I do not bid thee call. Your worſhip was wont to tell me I could doe nothing without bidding. Call you? what is your will?