SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY

OF THE

MERCHANT OF VENICE.

With Introductory Remarks, and [Explanatory, Grammatical,

and Philological Notes.

CA

BY THE

REV. D. MORRIS, B.A., LIU

BO

EDITOR OF SHAKESPEARE'S 'RICHARD II.,' AND AUTHOR OF

HISTORY OF ENGLAND,' ETC. ETC.

CLASS-BOOK

LONDON AND GLASGOW:
WILLIAM COLLINS, SONS, AND CO.

1 8 7 4

Salone FR53 .

MURRAY AND GIBB, EDINBURGH, PRINTERS TO HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.

PREFACE,

In the preparation of the Merchant of Venice, the Editor has omitted a few passages which, on the score of delicacy, were unsuitable for young readers. Amongst the books which he has consulted, he gratefully acknowledges his obligations to Abbotts Shakespearian Grammar, Craik's English of Shakespeare, Morris's Historical Accidence of the English Language, Knight's Edition, and the Cambridge' Shakespeare.

WALTON, LIVERPOOL,

June 18, 1874