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What are 'argosies with portly sail'?​

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Answered by rajeaiswarya907
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Argosies/Portly: large merchant ships/swelled by the wind, majestic. “Your mind is tossing on the ocean, There, where your argosies with portly sail”(Salerio, 1.1. 8–9). Meaning: Your mind is focused on the ocean, where your merchant ships are sailing with full sails.

Answered by shabanamdevi80
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The Merchant of Venice opens with Antonio reflecting on the reasons for his feelings of sadness which "wearies" him. ... The "argosies with portly sail" refer to Antonio's ships with full sails being masterful in the oceans.

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