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The Merchant of Venice - furiodetti.it

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BASSANIOGratiano!GRATIANOI have a su<strong>it</strong> to you.BASSANIOYou have obtain'd <strong>it</strong>.GRATIANOYou must not deny me: I must go w<strong>it</strong>h you to Belmont.BASSANIOWhy then you must. But hear thee, Gratiano;Thou art too wild, too rude and bold <strong>of</strong> voice;Parts that become thee happily enoughAnd in such eyes as ours appear not faults;But where thou art not known, why, there they showSomething too liberal. Pray thee, take painTo allay w<strong>it</strong>h some cold drops <strong>of</strong> modestyThy skipping spir<strong>it</strong>, lest through thy wild behaviorI be misconstrued in the place I go to,And lose my hopes.GRATIANOSignior Bassanio, hear me:If I do not put on a sober hab<strong>it</strong>,Talk w<strong>it</strong>h respect and swear but now and then,Wear prayer-books in my pocket, look demurely,Nay more, while grace is saying, hood mine eyesThus w<strong>it</strong>h my hat, and sigh and say 'amen,'Use all the observance <strong>of</strong> civil<strong>it</strong>y,Like one well studied in a sad ostentTo please his grandam, never trust me more.36

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