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Romeo and Juliet | Act III, Scene III - Page 2


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NURSE:
O Lord, I could have stay'd here all the night(165)
To hear good counsel. O, what learning is!
My lord, I'll tell my lady you will come.
NURSE:
O Lord, I could have stayed here all the night
To hear good counsel. O, what a great thing learning is!
My lord, I'll tell my lady you will come.
ROM:
Do so, and bid my sweet prepare to chide.
ROM:
Do so, and bid my sweet to prepare to scold me.
NURSE:
Here is a ring she bid me give you, sir.
Hie you, make haste, for it grows very late.(170)

Exit.

NURSE:
Here, sir, is a ring she asked me give you, sir.
Hurry up, make haste, for it grows very late.
ROM:
How well my comfort is reviv'd by this!
ROM:
How well my comfort is revived by this!
FRIAR:
Go hence; good night; and here stands all your state:
Either be gone before the watch be set,
Or by the break of day disguis'd from hence.
Sojourn in Mantua. I'll find out your man,(175)
And he shall signify from time to time
Every good hap to you that chances here.
Give me thy hand. 'Tis late. Farewell; good night.
FRIAR:
Go there. Good night! And here is your situation.
Either be gone before the guards are in place,
Or, by the break of day, run away, disguised, from here.
Travel to Mantua. I'll contact your man,
And he shall bring, from time to time,
News to you of every good event that happens here.
Give me your hand. It’s late. Farewell. Good night.
ROM:
But that a joy past joy calls out on me,
It were a grief so brief to part with thee.(180)
Farewell.

Exeunt.

ROM:
Only that a joy beyond joy calls out to me,
It’s a grief so brief to part with you.
Farewell.