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
_He goeth downe._
_Jul_: Art thou gone so, my Lord, my Loue, my Frend?
I must heare from thee euerie day in the hower:
For in an hower there are manie minutes, 40
Minutes are dayes, so will I number them:
Oh, by this count I shall be much in yeares,
Ere I see thee againe.
_Rom_: Farewell, I will omit no opportunitie
That may conueigh my greetings loue to thee.
_Iul_: Oh, thinkst thou we shall euer meete againe.
_Rom_: No doubt, no doubt, and all this woe shall serue
For sweete discourses in the time to come.
_Jul_: Oh God, I have an ill diuining soule.
Me thinkes I see thee now thou art below 50
Like one dead in the bottome of a Tombe:
Either mine ey-sight failes, or thou lookst pale.
_Rom_: And trust me Loue, in my eye so doo you,
Drie sorrow drinkes our blood: adieu, adieu. _Exit._
_Enter Nurse hastely._
_Nur_: Madame beware, take heed the day is broke, 55
Your Mother's comming to your Chamber, make all sure.
_She goeth downe from the window._
_Enter Iuliets Mother, Nurse._
_Moth_: Where are you Daughter?
_Nur_: What Ladie, Lambe, what _Iuliet_?
_Iul_: How now, who calls?
_Nur_: It is your Mother. 60
_Moth_: Why how now _Juliet_?
_Iul_: Madam, I am not well.
_Moth_: What euermore weeping for your Cosens death:
I thinke thoult wash him from his graue with teares.
_Iul_: I cannot chuse, hauing so great a losse. 65
_Moth_: I cannot blame thee.
But it greeues thee more that Villaine liues.
_Iul_: What Villaine Madame?
_Moth_: That Villaine _Romeo_.
_Iul_: Villaine and he are manie miles a sunder. 70
_Moth_: Content thee Girle, if I could finde a man
I soone would send to _Mantua_ where he is,
That should bestow on him so sure a draught,
As he should soone beare _Tybalt_ companie.
_Iul_: Finde you the meanes, and Ile finde such a man: 75
For whilest he liues, my heart shall nere be light
Till I behold him, dead is my poore heart.
Thus for a Kinsman vext?
_Moth_: Well let that passe. I come to bring thee ioyfull newes?
_Iul_: And ioy comes well in such a needfull time. 80
_Moth_: Well then, thou hast a carefull Father Girle,
And one who pittying thy needfull state,
Hath found thee out a happie day of ioy.
_Iul_: What day is that I pray you?
_Moth_: Marry my Childe, 85
The gallant, yong and youthfull Gentleman,
The Countie _Paris_ at Saint _Peters_ Church,
Early next Thursday morning must prouide,
To make you there a glad and ioyfull Bride.
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