Romeo and Juliet (Quarto 1, 1597)

 of Romeo and Iuliet.
 
 18681389Wert thou as young as I, Iuliet thy Loue,
 18691390An houre but married, Tybalt murdred.
 18701391Doting like me, and like me banished,
 18711392Then mightst thou speake, then mightst thou teare thy
 18721393hayre.
 18731394And fall vpon the ground as I doe now,
 18741395Taking the measure of an vnmade graue.
  
 18751396Nurse knockes.
  
 18761397Fr:Romeo arise, stand vp thou wilt be taken,
 18771398I heare one knocke, arise and get thee gone.
 1877.11399Nu:Hoe Fryer.
 1877.21400Fr:Gods will what wilfulnes is this?
  
 18881401Shee knockes againe.
  
 18921402Nur:Hoe Fryer open the doore,
 1892.11403Fr:By and by I come. Who is there?
 18941404Nur:One from Lady Iuliet.
 18951405Fr:Then come neare.
 18961406Nur:Oh holy Fryer, tell mee oh holy Fryer,
 18971407Where is my Ladies Lord? Wher's Romeo?
 18981408Fr:There on the ground, with his owne teares made
 18991409drunke.
 19001410Nur:Oh he is euen in my Mistresse case.
 19011411Iust in her case. Oh wofull simpathy,
 19021412Pitteous predicament, euen so lyes shee,
 19031413Weeping and blubbring, blubbring and weeping:
 19041414Stand vp, stand vp, stand and you be a man.
 19051415For Iuliets sake, for her sake rise and stand,
 19061416Why should you fall into so deep an O.
  
 1906.11417He rises.
 19071418Rom:Nurse.
 19081419Nur:Ah sir, ah sir. Wel death's the end of all.
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Romeo and Juliet (Quarto 1, 1597)