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
_2_ Euer while you liue, drawe your necke out of the the collar. 5
_1_ I strike quickly being moou'd.
_2_ I, but you are not quickly moou'd to strike.
_1_ A Dog of the house of the _Mountagues_ moues me.
_2_ To mooue is to stirre, and to bee valiant is to stand
to it: therefore (of my word) if thou be mooud thou't 10
runne away.
_1_ There's not a man of them I meete, but Ile take
the wall of.
_2_ That shewes thee a weakling, for the weakest goes
to the wall. 15
_1_ Thats true, therefore Ile thrust the men from the
wall, and thrust the maids to to the walls: nay, thou shalt
see I am a tall peece of flesh.
_2_ Tis well thou art not fish, for if thou wert thou
wouldst be but poore Iohn. 20
_1_ Ile play the tyrant, Ile first begin with the maids, &
off with their heads.
_2_ The heads of the maids?
_1_ I the heades of their Maides, or the Maidenheades,
take it in what sence thou wilt. 25
_2_ Nay let them take it in sence that feele it, but heere
comes two of the _Mountagues_.
_Enter two Seruingmen of the_ Mountagues.
_1_ Nay feare not me I warrant thee.
_2_ I feare them no more than thee, but draw.
_1_ Nay let vs haue the law on our side, let them begin 30
first. Ile tell thee what Ile doo, as I goe by ile bite my
thumbe, which is disgrace enough if they suffer it.
_2_ Content, goe thou by and bite thy thumbe, and ile
come after and frowne.
_1 Moun_: Doo you bite your thumbe at vs? 35
_1_ I bite my thumbe.
_2 Moun_: I but i'st at vs?
_1_ I bite my thumbe, is the law on our side?
_2_ No.
_1_ I bite my thumbe. 40
_1 Moun_: I but i'st at vs? _Enter Beneuolio._
_2_ Say I, here comes my Masters kinsman.
_They draw, to them enters_ Tybalt, _they fight, to them the_
_Prince, old_ Mountague, _and his wife, old_ Capulet _and_
_his wife, and other Citizens and part them_.
_Prince_: Rebellious subiects enemies to peace,
On paine of torture, from those bloody handes
Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground. 45
Three Ciuell brawles bred of an airie word,
By the old _Capulet_ and _Mountague_,
Haue thrice disturbd the quiet of our streets.
If euer you disturbe our streets againe,
Your liues shall pay the ransome of your fault: 50
For this time euery man depart in peace.
Come _Capulet_ come you along with me,
And _Mountague_, come you this after noone,
To know our farther pleasure in this case,
To old free Towne our common iudgement place, 55
Once more on paine of death each man depart.
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