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From The Merchant of
Venice, Act 5, Scene 1
By
William Shakespeare
LORENZO
The
moon shines bright: in such a night as this,
When
the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees
And
they did make no noise, in such a night
Troilus
methinks mounted the Troyan walls
And
sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents,
Where
Cressid lay that night.
JESSICA
In such a night
Did
Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew
And
saw the lion's shadow ere himself
And
ran dismay'd away.
LORENZO
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.
JESSICA
In such a night
Medea
gather'd the enchanted herbs
That
did renew old AEson.
LORENZO
In such a night
Did
Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew
And
with an unthrift love did run from Venice
As
far as Belmont.
JESSICA
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.
LORENZO
In such a night
Did
pretty Jessica, like a little shrew,
Slander
her love, and he forgave it her.
JESSICA
I
would out-night you, did no body come;
But,
hark, I hear the footing of a man.
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