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...nor cut thou less, nor more, But just a pound of flesh : if thou tak'st more, Or less, than just a pound, — be it but so much As makes it light, or...— Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate. * * * * * Portia. He is well paid that is well satisfied ; ACT V. SCENE I. Lorenzo. The moon shines...

...the flesh. Shed thou no blood, nor cut thou less nor more But just a pound of flesh; if thou takest more Or less than a just pound, be it but so much...the substance, Or the division of the twentieth part Boss. I have it ready for thee; here it is. Par. He hath refused it in the open court; He shall have...

.... PORTIA. "Shed thou no blood; nor cut thou less nor more But just a pound of flesh: if thou takest more Or less than a just pound — be it but so much...poor scruple! nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimate of a hair, — Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate." GRATIANO. "A second Daniel,...

...too much like trying to cut a pound of flesh from nearest the heart of lif e, without cutting either more Or less than a just pound, be it but so much...division of the twentieth part Of one poor scruple. Shylock could not do it without shedding blood, and the dramatist can accomplish it only when he is...

...He shall have nothing but the penalty. Gratiano. O Jew! an upright judge, a learned judge! Portia. Therefore, prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Shed...hair, Thou diest and all thy goods are confiscate. Gratiano. A second Daniel, a Daniel, Jew! Now, infidel, I have you on the hip. Portia. Why doth the...

...the flesh. Shed thou no blood, nor cut thou less nor more But just a pound of flesh : if thou cut'st more Or less than a just pound, be it but so much...hair, Thou diest and all thy goods are confiscate. Gratiano. A second Daniel, a Daniel, Jew! Now, infidel, I have you on the hip. Portia. Why doth the...

...Shylock was to take, while the pleader gave. " If thou tak'st more, Or less, than a just pound, — bo it but so much As makes it light, or heavy, in the...But in the estimation of a hair, — Thou diest." This decision ranking as a precedent, caused' infinite confusion in subsequent pleadings, and was first...

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...appear to fulfill her destiny by insisting on a strict accounting of the portion of Antonio due Shylock: If thou tak'st more Or less than a just pound, be...hair, Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate. (4.1) Shylock's lot — his life and all his goods — depends on his taking no more than his just...