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First Line: I marvel not bassanio was so bold
Last Line: I think I will not quarrel with the bond.
Alternate Author Name(s): Finga, O'flahertie Wills


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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