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... Portia's sunny locks to a golden fleece ( M. of V. 1. i . 171 ff . ) , Which makes her seat of Belmont Colchos ' strand , And many Jasons come in quest of her , and Gratiano later cries exultingly , ' We are the Jasons , we have won the ...
... Portia's sunny locks to a golden fleece ( M. of V. 1. i . 171 ff . ) , Which makes her seat of Belmont Colchos ' strand , And many Jasons come in quest of her , and Gratiano later cries exultingly , ' We are the Jasons , we have won the ...
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... Portia as ( M. of V. m . ii . 297-9 ) one in whom The ancient Roman honour more appears Than any that draws breath in Italy . It is the glory of Brutus in the hour of his defeat and death that his own singleness of soul has met a full ...
... Portia as ( M. of V. m . ii . 297-9 ) one in whom The ancient Roman honour more appears Than any that draws breath in Italy . It is the glory of Brutus in the hour of his defeat and death that his own singleness of soul has met a full ...
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... Portia . As Bassanio de- clares , she is ( 1. i . 165–6 ) , nothing undervalued To Cato's daughter , Brutus ' Portia . Thus Shakespeare had felt the magnetism of this classical Portia long before he drew the picture of her in Julius ...
... Portia . As Bassanio de- clares , she is ( 1. i . 165–6 ) , nothing undervalued To Cato's daughter , Brutus ' Portia . Thus Shakespeare had felt the magnetism of this classical Portia long before he drew the picture of her in Julius ...
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