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If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not As to thy friends; for when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend?

William Shakespeare
Real, Shylock, Merchant Of Venice
1596-7 Antonio to Shylock.TheMerchant ofVenice, act1, sc.3, l.130-3.
If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not As to thy friends; for when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend?