Note to The Merchant of Venice, 1.1.89 "Do cream and mantle like a standing pond"
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Act 1, Scene 1, line 89.
Do cream and mantle like a standing pond:
i.e.
, acquire a lifeless, stiff, set expression (literally, grow a scum) like a standing (stagnant) pond.
Do cream and mantle like a standing pond
