This song is sung in The Merchant of Venice (Act III. Scene ii) while Bassanio is trying to choose among the caskets of gold, silver, and lead, knowing that only by making the correct choice will he be able to win Portia as his wife.

Literature The British Tradition Paramount Edition. 1989. Prentice Hall, A Division of Simon & Schuster. Englewood Cliff, New Jersey 07632.