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
_Fr_: I gesse she will indeed,
Youths loue is quicke, swifter than swiftest speed. 10
_Enter Iuliet somewhat fast, and embraceth Romeo._
See where she comes.
So light of foote nere hurts the troden flower:
Of loue and ioy, see see the soueraigne power.
_Iul: Romeo._
_Rom_: My _Iuliet_ welcome. As doo waking eyes 15
(Cloasd in Nights mysts) attend the frolicke Day,
So _Romeo_ hath expected _Iuliet_,
And thou art come.
_Jul_: I am (if I be Day)
Come to my Sunne: shine foorth, and make me faire. 20
_Rom_: All beauteous fairnes dwelleth in thine eyes.
_Iul: Romeo_ from thine all brightnes doth arise.
_Fr_: Come wantons, come, the stealing houres do passe
Defer imbracements till some fitrer time,
Part for a while, you shall not be alone, 25
Till holy Church haue ioynd ye both in one.
_Rom_: Lead holy Father, all delay seemes long.
_Iul_: Make hast, make hast, this lingring doth vs wrong.
_Fr_: O, soft and faire makes sweetest worke they say.
Hast is a common hindrer in crosse way. _Exeunt omnes._ 30
[Sidenote: [SC. XI.]]
_Enter Benuolio, Mercutio._
_Ben_: I pree thee good _Mercutio_ lets retire,
The day is hot, the _Capels_ are abroad.
_Mer_: Thou art like one of those, that when hee comes
into the confines of a tauerne, claps me his rapier on the
boord, and sayes, God send me no need of thee: and by 5
the operation of the next cup of wine, he drawes it on the
drawer, when indeed there is no need.
_Ben_: Am I like such a one?
_Mer_: Go too, thou art as hot a Iacke being mooude,
and as soone mooude to be moodie, and as soone moodie to 10
be mooud.
_Ben_: And what too?
_Mer_: Nay, and there were two such, wee should haue
none shortly. Didst not thou fall out with a man for cracking
of nuts, hauing no other reason, but because thou hadst 15
hasill eyes? what eye but such an eye would haue pickt out
such a quarrell? With another for coughing, because hee
wakd thy dogge that lay a sleepe in the Sunne? With a
Taylor for wearing his new dublet before Easter: and
with another for tying his new shoes with olde ribands.
And yet thou wilt forbid me of quarrelling.
_Ben_: By my head heere comes a _Capolet_.
_Enter Tybalt._
_Mer_: By my heele I care not.
_Tyb_: Gentlemen a word with one of you.
_Mer_: But one word with one of vs? You had best couple 25
it with somewhat, and make it a word and a blow.
_Tyb_: I am apt enough to that if I haue occasion.
_Mer_: Could you not take occasion?
_Tyb: Mercutio_ thou consorts with _Romeo_?
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