Romeo and Juliet (Modern, Quarto 2)

 [Scene 2/I.ii]
2.0.1247267Enter Capulet, County Paris, and the Serving-man.
2.2248268Capulet
 But Montague is bound as well as I,
2.3249269In penalty alike, and 'tis not hard, I think,
2.4250270For men so old as we to keep the peace.
2.5251271Paris
 Of honorable reckoning are you both,
2.6252272And pity 'tis, you lived at odds so long.
2.7253273But now, my lord, what say you to my suit?
2.8254274Capulet
 But saying o'er what I have said before:
2.9255275My child is yet a stranger in the world;
2.10256276She hath not seen the change of fourteen years.
2.11257277Let two more summers wither in their pride
2.12258278Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
2.13259279Paris
 Younger than she are happy mothers made.
2.14260280Capulet
 And too soon marred are those so early made.
2.15261281Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she,
2.16262282She's the hopeful lady of my earth.
2.17263283But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart.
2.18264284My will to her consent is but a part,
2.19265285And, she agreed, within her scope of choice
2.20266286Lies my consent. and fair according voice.
2.21267287This night I hold an old accustomed feast
2.22268288Whereto I have invited many a guest,
2.23269289Such as I love, and you among the store,
2.24270290One more, most welcome, makes my number more.
2.25271291At my poor house, look to behold this night
2.26272292Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light.
2.27273293Such comfort as do lusty young men feel
2.28274294When well-appareled April on the heel
2.29275295Of limping winter treads, even such delight
2.30276296Among fresh fennel buds shall you this night
2.31277297Inherit at my house. Hear all, all see,
2.32278298And like her most whose merit most shall be,
2.33279299Which one more view of many, mine being one,
2.34280300May stand in number, though in reck'ning none.
2.35281301Come, go with me.-- [To Serving-man] Go, sirrah, trudge about 
2.35.1[Gives him list.]
2.37282302Through fair Verona. Find those persons out
2.38283303Whose names are written there, and to them say
2.39284304My house and welcome on their pleasure stay.
2.39.1305Exit [Capulet and Paris].
2.41285306Serving-man
 Find them out whose names are written here! It is 286307written that the shoemaker should meddle with his yard and the 287308tailor with his last, the fisher with his pencil and the painter with 288309his nets. But I am sent to find those persons whose names are 289310here writ and can never find what names the writing person 290311hath here writ. I must to the learned. In good time!
2.41.1292312Enter Benvolio and Romeo.
2.43293313Benvolio
 Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning.
2.44294314One pain is lessened by another's anguish.
2.45295315Turn giddy, and be helped by backward turning.
2.46296316One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
2.47297317Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
2.48298318And the rank poison of the old will die.
2.49299319Romeo
 Your plantain leaf is excellent for that.
2.50300320Benvolio
 For what, I pray thee?
2.51301321Romeo
 For your broken shin. 
2.51.1[Kicks Benvolio.]
2.53302322Benvolio
 Why, Romeo, art thou mad?
2.54303323Romeo
 Not mad, but bound more than a madman is.
2.55304324Shut up in prison, kept without my food,
2.56305325Whipped and tormented, and -- [Serving-man approaches them.][To Serving-man] God-den, good fellow.
2.57306326Serving-man
 God gi'god-den. I pray, sir, can you read?[Holds out letter to Romeo.]
2.58307327Romeo
 Ay, mine own fortune in my misery.
2.59308328Serving-man
 Perhaps you have learned it without book. 309329But I pray, can you read any thing you see?
2.60310330Romeo
 Ay, if I know the letters and the language.
2.61311331Serving-man
 Ye say honestly; rest you merry.
2.62312332Romeo
 Stay, fellow, I can read. [Takes letter.]313333
2.62.1He reads the letter.
 314334"Signor Martino and his wife and daughters, County Anselme 315335and his beautious sisters, the lady widow of Utruvio, Signor 316336Placentio and his lovely nieces, Mercutio and his brother 317337Valentine, mine uncle Capulet, his wife and daughters, my fair niece 318338Rosaline, Livia, Signor Valentio and his cousin Tybalt, Lucio 319339and the lively Helena."
  320340A fair assembly. Whither should they come?
2.64321341Serving-man
 Up.
2.65322342Romeo
 Whither? To supper?
2.66323343Serving-man
 To our house.
2.67324344Romeo
 Whose house?
2.68325345Serving-man
 My master's.
2.69326346Romeo
 Indeed, I should have asked you that before.
2.70327347Serving-man
 Now I'll tell you without asking. My master is the great 328348rich Capulet, and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I 329349pray come and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry.Exit Serving-man.
2.71331350Benvolio
 At this same ancient feast of Capulet's
2.72332351Sups the fair Rosaline, whom thou so loves,
2.73333352With all the admired beauties of Verona.
2.74334353Go thither, and with unattainted eye
2.75335354Compare her face with some that I shall show,
2.76336355And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.
2.77337356Romeo
 When the devout religion of mine eye
2.78338357Maintains such falsehood, then turn tears to fire,
2.79339358And these who, often drowned, could never die,
2.80340359Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars.
2.81341360One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun
2.82342361Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun.
2.83343362Benvolio
 Tut, you saw her fair, none else being by.
2.84344363Herself poised with herself in either eye.
2.85345364But in that crystal scales let there be weighed
2.86346365Your lady's love against some other maid
2.87347366That I will show you shining at this feast,
2.88348367And she shall scant show well that now seems best.
2.89349368Romeo
 I'll go along, no such sight to be shown,
2.90350369But to rejoice in splendor of mine own.[Exeunt Benvolio and Romeo.]
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