1 Your daughter spent in Genoa, as I heard, one night, fourscore ducats.
2 This night methinks is but the daylight sick, It looks a little paler.
3 I am glad 'tis night, you do not look on me, For I am much asham'd of my exchange.'
4 In such a night Did pretty Jessica, like a little shrew, Slander her love, and he forgave it her.
5 But come at once, For the close night doth play the runaway, And we are stay'd for at Bassanio's feast.
6 He plies the Duke at morning and at night, And doth impeach the freedom of the state If they deny him justice.
7 I humbly do desire your Grace of pardon, I must away this night toward Padua, And it is meet I presently set forth.
8 In such a night Did Thisby fearfully o'ertrip the dew, And saw the lion's shadow ere himself, And ran dismay'd away.
9 In such a night Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew, And with an unthrift love did run from Venice As far as Belmont.
10 In such a night Stood Dido with a willow in her hand Upon the wild sea-banks, and waft her love To come again to Carthage.
11 In such a night Did young Lorenzo swear he loved her well, Stealing her soul with many vows of faith, And ne'er a true one.
12 And pardon me, my gentle Gratiano, For that same scrubbed boy, the doctor's clerk, In lieu of this, last night did lie with me.
13 The first inter'gatory That my Nerissa shall be sworn on is, Whether till the next night she had rather stay, Or go to bed now, being two hours to day.
14 Pardon me, good lady; For by these blessed candles of the night, Had you been there, I think you would have begg'd The ring of me to give the worthy doctor.
15 The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus.
16 In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise, in such a night, Troilus methinks mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents Where Cressid lay that night.