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| Enter Salarino and Solanio. Flo. Cornets. | Enter Salerio and Solanio | | MV II.viii.1 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| Why man I saw Bassanio vnder sayle, | Why, man, I saw Bassanio under sail: | | MV II.viii.1 | |
| With him is Gratiano gone along; | With him is Gratiano gone along, | | MV II.viii.2 | |
| And in their ship I am sure Lorenzo is not. | And in their ship I am sure Lorenzo is not. | | MV II.viii.3 | |
| Sol. | SOLANIO | | | |
| The villaine Iew with outcries raisd the Duke. | The villain Jew with outcries raised the Duke, | | MV II.viii.4 | |
| Who went with him to search Bassanios ship. | Who went with him to search Bassanio's ship. | | MV II.viii.5 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| He comes too late, the ship was vndersaile; | He came too late, the ship was under sail, | | MV II.viii.6 | |
| But there the Duke was giuen to vnderstand | But there the Duke was given to understand | | MV II.viii.7 | |
| That in a Gondilo were seene together | That in a gondola were seen together | | MV II.viii.8 | |
| Lorenzo and his amorous Iessica. | Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica. | | MV II.viii.9 | |
| Besides, Anthonio certified the Duke | Besides, Antonio certified the Duke | certify (v.) inform, assure, demonstrate to | MV II.viii.10 | |
| They were not with Bassanio in his ship. | They were not with Bassanio in his ship. | | MV II.viii.11 | |
| Sol. | SOLANIO | | | |
| I neuer heard a passion so confusd, | I never heard a passion so confused, | passion (n.)passionate outburst, emotional passage | MV II.viii.12 | |
| So strange, outragious, and so variable, | So strange, outrageous, and so variable | variable (adj.)varied, diverse, different | MV II.viii.13 | |
| As the dogge Iew did vtter in the streets; | As the dog Jew did utter in the streets: | | MV II.viii.14 | |
| My daughter, O my ducats, O my daughter, | ‘ My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter! | ducat (n.)gold (sometimes silver) coin used in several European countries | MV II.viii.15 | |
| Fled with a Christian, O my Christian ducats! | Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! | | MV II.viii.16 | |
| Iustice, the law, my ducats, and my daughter; | Justice! The law! My ducats and my daughter! | | MV II.viii.17 | |
| A sealed bag, two sealed bags of ducats, | A sealed bag, two sealed bags of ducats, | | MV II.viii.18 | |
| Of double ducats, stolne from me by my daughter, | Of double ducats, stol'n from me by my daughter! | double (adj.)worth twice the value of the standard coin | MV II.viii.19 | |
| And iewels, two stones, two rich and precious stones, | And jewels, two stones, two rich and precious stones, | | MV II.viii.20 | |
| Stolne by my daughter: iustice, finde the girle, | Stol'n by my daughter! Justice! Find the girl! | | MV II.viii.21 | |
| She hath the stones vpon her, and the ducats. | She hath the stones upon her, and the ducats.’ | | MV II.viii.22 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| Why all the boyes in Venice follow him, | Why, all the boys in Venice follow him, | | MV II.viii.23 | |
| Crying his stones, his daughter, and his ducats. | Crying his stones, his daughter, and his ducats. | | MV II.viii.24 | |
| Sol. | SOLANIO | | | |
| Let good Anthonio looke he keepe his day | Let good Antonio look he keep his day, | day (n.)appointed day, fixed date | MV II.viii.25 | |
| Or he shall pay for this. | Or he shall pay for this. | | MV II.viii.26.1 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| Marry well remembred, | Marry, well remembered. | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | MV II.viii.26.2 | |
| I reason'd with a Frenchman yesterday, | I reasoned with a Frenchman yesterday, | reason (v.)talk, speak, converse | MV II.viii.27 | |
| Who told me, in the narrow seas that part | Who told me, in the narrow seas that part | | MV II.viii.28 | |
| The French and English, there miscaried | The French and English, there miscarried | miscarry (v.)come to harm, be lost, be destroyed | MV II.viii.29 | |
| A vessell of our countrey richly fraught: | A vessel of our country richly fraught. | fraught (adj.)filled, laden, packed | MV II.viii.30 | |
| I thought vpon Anthonio when he told me, | I thought upon Antonio when he told me, | | MV II.viii.31 | |
| And wisht in silence that it were not his. | And wished in silence that it were not his. | | MV II.viii.32 | |
| Sol. | SOLANIO | | | |
| Yo were best to tell Anthonio what you heare. | You were best to tell Antonio what you hear, | | MV II.viii.33 | |
| Yet doe not suddainely, for it may grieue him. | Yet do not suddenly, for it may grieve him. | | MV II.viii.34 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| A kinder Gentleman treads not the earth, | A kinder gentleman treads not the earth. | | MV II.viii.35 | |
| I saw Bassanio and Anthonio part, | I saw Bassanio and Antonio part; | | MV II.viii.36 | |
| Bassanio told him he would make some speede | Bassanio told him he would make some speed | | MV II.viii.37 | |
| Of his returne: he answered, doe not so, | Of his return; he answered, ‘ Do not so. | | MV II.viii.38 | |
| Slubber not businesse for my sake Bassanio, | Slubber not business for my sake, Bassanio, | slubber (v.)be careless with, rush through | MV II.viii.39 | |
| But stay the very riping of the time, | But stay the very riping of the time. | stay (v.)wait (for), await | MV II.viii.40 | |
| | riping (n.)ripening, coming to readiness | | |
| And for the Iewes bond which he hath of me, | And for the Jew's bond which he hath of me, | | MV II.viii.41 | |
| Let it not enter in your minde of loue: | Let it not enter in your mind of love. | | MV II.viii.42 | |
| Be merry, and imploy your chiefest thoughts | Be merry, and employ your chiefest thoughts | | MV II.viii.43 | |
| To courtship, and such faire ostents of loue | To courtship and such fair ostents of love | ostent (n.)display, show, manifestation | MV II.viii.44 | |
| As shall conueniently become you there; | As shall conveniently become you there.’ | become (v.)grace, honour, dignify | MV II.viii.45 | |
| | conveniently (adv.)fittingly, suitably, appropriately | | |
| And euen there his eye being big with teares, | And even there, his eye being big with tears, | | MV II.viii.46 | |
| Turning his face, he put his hand behinde him, | Turning his face, he put his hand behind him, | | MV II.viii.47 | |
| And with affection wondrous sencible | And with affection wondrous sensible | sensible (adj.)evident, perceptible by the senses, affecting the senses | MV II.viii.48 | |
| He wrung Bassanios hand, and so they parted. | He wrung Bassanio's hand; and so they parted. | | MV II.viii.49 | |
| Sol. | SOLANIO | | | |
| I thinke he onely loues the world for him, | I think he only loves the world for him. | | MV II.viii.50 | |
| I pray thee let vs goe and finde him out | I pray thee let us go and find him out, | | MV II.viii.51 | |
| And quicken his embraced heauinesse | And quicken his embraced heaviness | quicken (v.)revive, rejuvenate, give life [to] | MV II.viii.52 | |
| | embraced (adj.)cherished, joyfully accepted | | |
| | heaviness (n.)sadness, grief, sorrow | | |
| With some delight or other. | With some delight or other. | | MV II.viii.53.1 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| Doe we so. | Do we so. | | MV II.viii.53.2 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | MV II.viii.53 | |