The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 37 of 42
Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T32 Rings and jewels as tokens typicality 0.84 · 493 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
Good sir, this ring was given me by my wife, And when she put it on, she made me vow That I should neither sol, nor give, nor lose it. That excuse serves many men to save their gifts, And if your wife be not a mad woman, And know how well I have deserved this ring, She would not hold out enemy for ever For giving it to me: well, peace be with you. My L. Bassanio, let him have the ring, Let his deservings and my love withal Be valued against your wife's commandment. Go Gratiano, run and overtake him, Give him the ring, and bring him if thou canst Unto Antonio's house, away, make haste. Come, you and I will thither presently, And in the morning early will we both Fly toward Belmont, come Anthonio. Inquire the Iewes house out, give him this deed, And let him sign it, we'll away to night, And be a day before our husband's home: This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo. Fair sir, you are well o'erta'en: My L. Bassanio upon more advice, Hath sent you here this ring, and doth entreat Your company at dinner. That cannot be; His ring I do accept most thankfully, And so I pray you tell him: furthermore, I pray you show my youth old Shylockes house. That will I do. Sir, I would speak with you: I'll see if I can get my husband's ring Which I did make him swear to keep for ever. Thou mayst I warrant, we shall have old swearing That they did give the rings away to men; But we'll outface them, and outswear them to: Away, make haste, thou knowst where I will tarry. Come good sir, will you show me to this house. The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no nuyse, in such a night Troilus me thinks mounted the Trojan walls, And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents Where Cressida lay that night. In such a night Did Thisbie fearfully ore-trip the dew, And saw the Lion's shadow ere himself, And ran dismayed away. In such a night Stood Dido with a Willow in her hand Upon the wild sea banks, and waft her Love To come again to Carthage. In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old Aeson. In such a night Did Iessica steal from the wealthy Iewe, And with an Unthrift Love did run from Venice, As far as Belmont. In such a night Did young Lorenzo swear he loved her well, Stealing her soul with many vows of faith, And ne'er a true one. In such a night Did pretty Iessica (like a little shrew) Slander her Love, and he forgave it her. I would out-night you did no body come: But hark, I hear the footing of a man.
Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics
Position
nodes 1909–1976 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 37 of 42 in this edition
Length
493 words · 647 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T32 — Rings and jewels as tokenscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.838 (cosine to the topic centroid) · placed after the fit (approximate_predict), not counted in the topic statistics
Other seeds
seed 43: T33 · seed 44: T32 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Good ſir, this ring was giuen me by my wife, And when ſhe put it on, ſhe made me vow That I ſhould neither ſoll, nor giue, nor loſe it. That ſcuſe ſerues many men to ſaue their gifts, And if your wife be not a mad woman, And know how well I haue deſeru'd this ring, Shee would not hold out enemy for euer For giuing it to me: well, peace be with you. My L. Baſſanio, let him haue the ring, Let his deſeruings and my loue withall Be valued againſt your wiues commandement. Goe Gratiano, run and ouer-take him, Giue him the ring, and bring him if thou canſt Vnto Anthonios houſe, away, make haſte. Come, you and I will thither preſently, And in the morning early will we both Flie toward Belmont, come Anthonio. Enquire the Iewes houſe out, giue him this deed, And let him ſigne it, wee'll away to night, And be a day before our husbands home: This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo. Faire ſir, you are well ore-tane: My L. Baſſanio vpon more aduice, Hath ſent you heere this ring, and doth intreat Your company at dinner. That cannot be; His ring I doe accept moſt thankfully, And ſo I pray you tell him: furthermore, I pray you ſhew my youth old Shylockes houſe. That will I doe. Sir, I would ſpeake with you: Ile ſee if I can get my husbands ring Which I did make him ſweare to keepe for euer. Thou maiſt I warrant, we ſhal haue old ſwearing That they did giue the rings away to men; But weele out-face them, and out-ſweare them to: Away, make haſte, thou know'ſt where I will tarry. Come good ſir, will you ſhew me to this houſe. The moone ſhines bright. In ſuch a night as this, When the ſweet winde did gently kiſſe the trees, And they did make no nuyſe, in ſuch a night Troylus me thinkes mounted the Troian walls, And ſigh'd his ſoule toward the Grecian tents Where Creſſed lay that night. In ſuch a night Did Thisbie fearefully ore-trip the dewe, And ſaw the Lyons ſhadow ere himſelfe, And ranne diſmayed away. In ſuch a night Stood Dido with a Willow in her hand Vpon the wilde ſea bankes, and waft her Loue To come againe to Carthage. In ſuch a night Medea gathered the inchanted hearbs That did renew old Eſon. In ſuch a night Did Ieſſica ſteale from the wealthy Iewe, And with an Vnthrift Loue did runne from Venice, As farre as Belmont. In ſuch a night Did young Lorenzo ſweare he lou'd her well, Stealing her ſoule with many vowes of faith, And nere a true one. In ſuch a night Did pretty Ieſſica (like a little ſhrow) Slander her Loue, and he forgaue it her. I would out-night you did no body come: But harke, I heare the footing of a man.