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Portia

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(To Ellen Terry)     I marvel not Bassanio was so bold     To peril all he had upon the lead,     Or that proud Aragon bent low his head     Or that Morocco's fiery heart grew cold:     For in that gorgeous dress of beaten gold     Which is more golden than the golden sun     No woman Veronese looked upon     Was half so fair as thou whom I behold.     Yet fairer when with wisdom as your shield     The sober-suited lawyer's gown you donned,     And would not let the laws of Venice yield     Antonio's heart to that accursed Jew     O Portia! take my heart: it is thy due:     I think I will not quarrel with the Bond.

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