The world is still deceived with ornament
- DMI number:
- 37419
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- The world is still deceived with ornament
- Last Line:
- To entrap the wisest
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Drama, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Blank verse
- Themes:
- Beauty, Corruption, Religion, The law, and Virtue / vice
- Author:
- William Shakespeare
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from The Merchant of Venice Act 3 Scene 2.
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.283
- Poem Title:
- The Deceit of Ornament or Appearances. [Shakespeare.]
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare.
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-265
- Poem Title:
- The Deceit of Ornament or Appearances. [Shakespeare.]
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare.
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-265
- Poem Title:
- The Deceit of Ornament or Appearances. [Shakespeare.]
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare.
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-265
- Poem Title:
- The Deceit of Ornament or Appearances. [Shakespeare.]
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare.
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
Poem Aliases
Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice.
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