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Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Friar Laurence. Romeo shall thank thee, daughter, for us both. Juliet. As much to him, else is his thanks too much. Romeo. Ah, Juliet, if the measure ... more »of thy joy Be heap'd like mine and that, thy skill be more blazon it, then sweeten with thy breath ?j-t This neighbour air, and let rich music's tongue Unfold the imagin'd happiness that both Receive in either by this dear encounter. tjteslit -j Juliet. Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, 30 Brags of his substance, not of ornament. '"They are but beggars that can count their worth; But my true love is grown to such excess I cannot sum up half my sum of wealth. Friar Laurence. Come, come with me, and we will make short work; For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone Till holy church incorporate two in one. Exeunt. "look, love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east!" (iii. 5. 7). ACT III. Scene I. A Public Place. Enter Mercutio, Benvolio, Page, and Servants. Benvolio. I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire : The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, And if we meet we shall not scape a brawl; For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring. Mercutio. Thou art like one of those fellows that when he enters the confines of a tavern claps me his sword upon the table, and says ' God send me no need of thee !' and by the operation of the second cup draws him on the drawer, when indeed there is no need. (,, i- 1.0. / - Benvolio. Am I like such a fellow ? t-e- 10 Mercutio. Come, come, thou art as hot a Jack, in thy mood 4 as any in Italy, and as soon moved to be moody, and as soon V J moody to be moved. Benvolio. And what to? Mercutio. Nay, an there were two such, we should have none shortly, for one would kill the other. Thou ! why, thou wilt quarr...« less