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Till you do live to see a son of mine
Offend you, and obey you, as I did.
You did commit me:

For which, I do commit into your hand

mine ear;

The unstained sword that you have used to bear ;
With this remembrance,-That you use the same
With the like bold, just, and impartial spirit,
As you have done 'gainst me. There is my hand;
You shall be as a father to my youth:
My voice shall sound as you do prompt
And I will stoop and humble my intents
To your well-practised wise directions.
Now call we our high court of parliament:
And let us chuse such limbs of noble counsel,
That the great body of our state may go
In equal rank with the best-govern'd nation;
That war, or peace, or both at once, may be
As things acquainted and familiar to us ;-
In which you, father, shall have foremost hand.
[To the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.
Our coronation done, we will accite,

As I before remember'd, all our state :

And (Heaven consigning to my good intents,)
No prince, nor peer, shall have just cause to say,-
Heaven shorten Harry's happy life one day.

Flourish of Trumpets and Drums.

THE END.

[Exeunt.

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THE

MERCHANT OF VENICE;

A COMEDY,

IN FIVE ACTS;

BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE

AS PERFORMED AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.

PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGERS

FROM THE PROMPT BOOK.

WITH REMARKS

BY MRS. INCHBALD.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, PATERNOSTER-ROW.

Printed by Augustus Applegath and Edward Cowper 24, Nelson-Square, Great Surrey-Street.

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