Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice - Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, with Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A. by William Shakespeare
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[Footnote 31: _--Fall_; To let fall.]
[Footnote 32: _--and those were Jacob's_.; See Genesis xxx. 37.] [Footnote 33: _The devil can cite scripture for his purpose_.; See St. Matthew iv. 6.] [Footnote 34: _O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!_; _Falsehood_, which, as _truth_ means _honesty_, is taken here for _treachery_ and _knavery_, does not stand for _falsehood_ in general, but for the dishonesty now operating.--JOHNSON.] [Footnote 35: _--and my usances:_; _Usance_ in our author's time signified _interest of money_.] [Footnote 36: _A breed of barren metal of his friend?_; A _breed_, that is, interest money bred from the principal. The epithet _barren_ implies that money is a _barren_ thing, and cannot, like corn and cattle, multiply itself.] [Footnote 37: _Dwell_; Continue.] [Footnote 38: _--fearful guard_; A guard not to be trusted, but gives cause of fear.] [Footnote 39: _I like not fair terms_; Kind words--good language.] |
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