Note to The Merchant of Venice, 2.8.28-29. "the narrow seas that part / The French and English"


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The Merchant of Venice,
Act 2, Scene 8, Lines 28-29.
the narrow seas that part / The French and English: i.e., the English Channel. — "Part" is used in the sense of "separate, keep apart."


White Cliffs of Dover on the English coastline face France across the English Channel
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