My deeds upon my head!
O, Lord, I crave the law.
If every penny
in one-hundred pence
were in one-hundred parts,
and every part a penny--
I would have my bond.
Wring thus the beggar by the throat
as though it were a second Shylock saying:
Pay me that thou owest;
and lay thy bosom bare.
Pray, Our Father,
please, forgive our debts,
for I stand here for law.
