Sal. He came too late, the fhip was under fail; Of double ducats, ftoll'n from me by my daughter! Sal. Why, all the boys in Venice follow him, Crying his ftones, his daughter, and his ducats. Sola. Let good Anthonio look, he keep his day; Or he fhall pay for this. Sal. Marry, well remember'd. I reafon'd with a Frenchman yesterday, Sal. A kinder Gentleman treads not the earth. Baffanie told him, he would make some speed As As fhall conveniently become you there. He wrung Bafanio's hand, and fo they parted. Sal. Do we so. Ner. SCENE changes to Belmont. Q [Exeunt. UICK, quick, I pray thee, draw the curtain ftrait; The Prince of Arragon has ta'en his oath, And comes to his election presently. Enter Arragon, his train, Portia. Flor. Cornets. The Caskets are difcover'd. Por. Behold, there ftand the caskets, noble Prince; If you chufe that, wherein I am contain'd, Strait fhall our nuptial rites be folemniz'd: But if you fail, without more fpeech, my lord, You must be gone from hence immediately. Ar. I am enjoin'd by oath t'observe three things ; First, never to unfold to any one Which casket 'twas I chofe; next, if I fail Το Por. To thefe injunctions every one doth fwear, That comes to hazard for my worthless felf. Ar. And fo have I addreft me; fortune now my heart's hope! gold, filver, and bafe lead. Who chufeth me, must give and hazard all he hath. You fhall look fairer, ere I give or hazard. What fays the golden cheft ? ha, let me fee; VOL. II. F Whe Who chufeth me, shall gain what many men defire. I will not chufe what many men defire, go To cozen fortune, and be honourable Without the stamp of merit? let none prefume O, that eftates, degrees, and offices, Were not deriv'd corruptly, that clear honour To be new varnish'd? well, but to my choice: (8). how much honour Pick'd from the Chaff and Ruin of the Times, To be new varnish'd.] Mr. Warburton very juftly observ'd to me upon the Confufion and Difagreement of the Metaphors here; and is of Opinion, that Shakespeare might have wrote; To be new vanned. i. e. winnow'd, purged: from the French Word, vanner; which is deriv'd from the Latin, Vannus, ventilabrum, the Fann ufed for winnowing the Chaff from the Corn. This Alteration, as he obferves, reftores the Metaphor to its Integrity and our Poet frequently ufes the fame Thought. But as Shakespeare is fo loofe and licentious in the blending of different Metaphors, I have not ventur❜d to disturb the Text, I I will affume defert; give me a key for this, Por. Too long a paufe for that which you find there. How much unlike my hopes and my defervings? Is that my prize? are my deferts no better? Ar. What is here? The fire fev'n times tried this; Some there be, that shadows kifs; So be gone, Sir, you are fped. Ar. Still more fool I fhall appear, By the time I linger here. With one fool's head I came to woo, But I go away with two. Sweet, adieu! I'll keep my oath, Por. Thus hath the candle fing'd the moth : Enter a Servant. Serv. Where is my lady? [Exit. Por. Here, what would my lord? Serv. Madam, there is alighted at your gate From whom he bringeth fenfible regreets; A day in April never came so sweet, Por. No more, I pray thee; I am half afraid, (9) [Exeunt. A CT III. SCENE, a Street in VENICE. Enter Salanio and Solarino. SOLARINO. OW, what news on the Ryalto? N° Sal. Why, yet it lives there uncheckt, that Anthonio hath a fhip of rich lading wreckt on the narrow feas; the Godwins, I think, they call the place; a very dangerous flat and fatal, where the car (9) Baffanio Lord, love, if] Mr. Pope, and all the preceding Editors have follow'd this pointing; as imagining, I fuppofe, that Baffanie lordLord must be coupled to Love: "rial Love, if it be thy Will, "Meffenger fore-runs. means, Lord Baffanio; but as if he had faid, "Impelet it be Baffanio whom this cafes |