The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
[_Exeunt Montague and Lady._
_Ben._ Good morrow, cousin.
_Rom._ Is the day so young?
_Ben._ But new struck nine.
_Rom._ Ay me! sad hours seem long.[84]
Was that my father that went hence so fast?[85] 160
_Ben._ It was. What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours?
_Rom._ Not having that which, having, makes them short.
_Ben._ In love?[86]
_Rom._ Out--[87]
_Ben._ Of love?[88] 165
_Rom._ Out of her favour, where I am in love.
_Ben._ Alas, that love, so gentle in his view,
Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!
_Rom._ Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still,
Should without eyes see pathways to his will![89] 170
Where shall we dine? O me! What fray was here?
Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.
Here's much to do with hate, but more with love:
Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!
O any thing, of nothing first create![90] 175
O heavy lightness! serious vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms![91]
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
This love feel I, that feel no love in this. 180
Dost thou not laugh?
_Ben._ No, coz, I rather weep.
_Rom._ Good heart, at what?[92]
_Ben._ At thy good heart's oppression.
_Rom._ Why, such is love's transgression.
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast;[93]
Which thou wilt propagate, to have it prest[94] 185
With more of thine: this love that thou hast shown
Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.[95]
Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs;[96]
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;[97]
Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears:[98] 190
What is it else? a madness most discreet,
A choking gall and a preserving sweet.
Farewell, my coz.
_Ben._ Soft! I will go along:[99]
An if you leave me so, you do me wrong.[100]
_Rom._ Tut, I have lost myself; I am not here;[101] 195
This is not Romeo, he's some other where.
_Ben._ Tell me in sadness, who is that you love.[102]
_Rom._ What, shall I groan and tell thee?[103]
_Ben._ Groan! why, no;[103]
But sadly tell me who.[104]
_Rom._ Bid a sick man in sadness make his will:[105] 200
Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill![106]
In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.
_Ben._ I aim'd so near when I supposed you loved.
_Rom._ A right good mark-man! And she's fair I love.[107]
_Ben._ A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit. 205
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