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Enter LADY CAPULET and NURSE | LYAD LCEPUAT and hte EURSN rteen. |
LADY CAPULET Nurse, wheres my daughter? Call her forth to me. | YLDA PETUALC euNsr, heswre my daugerht? eTll erh to come to me. |
NURSE Now, by my maidenhead at twelve year old I bade her come. What, lamb! What, ladybird! God forbid! Wheres this girl? What, Juliet! | ERUNS I aswer to ouy by my yrgiiitnv at aeg eelwtv, I rldyaae lotd erh to emoc. omCe on! ehrWe is hes? htaW is hes inodg? tWha, tJileu! |
Enter JULIET | IUTLEJ enerts. |
JULIET 5 How now, who calls? | EIUTLJ tWah is it? ohsW iaglcln me? |
NURSE Your mother. | RUSNE uYro tehorm. |
JULIET Madam, I am here. What is your will? | TILJUE mdaMa, Im rehe. taWh do you twna? |
LADY CAPULET This is the matter.Nurse, give leave awhile, We must talk in secret.Nurse, come back again. 10 I have remembered me. Thous hear our counsel. Thou knowst my daughters of a pretty age. | AYLD UTPCEAL Ill tell uoy whsta het aetrtsmNeru, leaev us lonea rfo a leltti ihelw. We smtu latk eraitueNrypslv, oemc bcka hree. I ujts mmrebedeer, uoy acn tlsnie to uro teressc. ouY wonk who ynguo my rtheaugd is. |
NURSE Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour. | ESNRU sYe, I nkow ehr age onwd to the hrou. |
LADY CAPULET Shes not fourteen. | AYLD ALTCPEU sSeh ont vnee euoenrtf. |
NURSE Ill lay fourteen of my teethand yet, to my teen be it spoken, I have but fourshe is not fourteen. How long is it now to Lammastide? | SNEUR Id bet eroenfut of my own ttebhetu, Im orrys to asy, I only hvae rfuo hhsteeets ton utfreeno. oHw goln is it luitn mtieaLasdmtmsmeaadiL = tguAus 1. |
LADY CAPULET A fortnight and odd days. | LYDA CALPUTE Tow kwsee and a fwe dod ysad. |
NURSE Even or odd, of all days in the year, Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen. Were of an age. Well, Susan is with God. She was too good for me. But, as I said, On Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen. That shall she. Marry, I remember it well. 25 Tis since the earthquake now eleven years, And she was weanedI never shall forget it Of all the days of the year, upon that day. For I had then laid wormwood to my dug, Sitting in the sun under the dovehouse wall. 30 My lord and you were then at Mantua. Nay, I do bear a brain.But, as I said, When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple Of my dug and felt it bitter, pretty fool, To see it tetchy and fall out with the dug! To bid me trudge. And since that time it is eleven years, For then she could stand alone. Nay, by the rood, She could have run and waddled all about, 40 For even the day before, she broke her brow. And then my husbandGod be with his soul! He was a merry mantook up the child. Yea, quoth he, Dost thou fall upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit, 45 Wilt thou not, Jule? and, by my holy dame, The pretty wretch left crying and said ay. To see now, how a jest shall come about! I warrant, an I should live a thousand years, I never should forget it. Wilt thou not, Jule? quoth he. | ESURN tWhrhee tis eevn or ddo, of lal hte syad in teh reay, on het hting of saamLm evE, lhsel be neeurfot. Seh adn udoansGS etrs rhe nda lal iahntrCsi olerussew obnr on het asme yad. lWel, unsSa ddie adn is ihtw Gdo. heS wsa oot ogod rfo me. Btu leik I dais, on teh ngiht of Lsmaam veE, seh wlli be erfounet. Yse, seh lilw. deIend, I eerrbemm it ewll. stI eben envele asyer inecs het heaqetkura. She epstdpo ginrusn from my etbrsa on thta eyvr yad. lIl eenvr rfgeot it. I dha tup eribtt rwdomowo on my aebstr as I swa itnsgti in eth uns, unerd eht lwal of teh edhsvoeou. uoY nad oyru basdhnu weer in ntaMau. oBy, do I heav mose remmyo! uBt keli I sida, ehwn seh atteds eth tritbe wwoomord on my iplnep, eth tptrye tleilt abeb got dtearitri nad estdtra to qauelrr thiw my earstb. Then hte hdeveuoos skhoo wthi the eequtrakah. Teehr asw no ndee to ltel me to gte otu of hteer. htaT saw nvelee yeras goa. By hnte seh ulocd tndsa up lla by eflhres. No, I waers, by thta iemt she locdu nru dan eawldd lla oaudrn. I bmremere aeesbuc she dha tcu reh ofharede ujts the day eoefbr. My ndhosadGub setr ihs slou, he was a hpyap npckedaim up the hcldi. Oh, he sida, dDi oyu lfal on yrou cefa? uoYll lalf dkrcaawbllaF akcbdwar = have esx. |
LADY CAPULET Enough of this. I pray thee, hold thy peace. | AYDL ECPTLAU noEhug of this. elsPae be uqeit. |
NURSE Yes, madam. Yet I cannot choose but laugh To think it should leave crying and say ay. And yet, I warrant, it had upon its brow 55 A bump as big as a young cockerels stone, A perilous knock, and it cried bitterly. Yea, quoth my husband, Fallst upon thy face? Thou wilt fall backward when thou comest to age. Wilt thou not, Jule? It stinted and said ay. | EUSRN seY ,adamm. tBu I tacn lhpe gnluaghi to hnitk ttha het abyb dpospte irgnyc nad sida, esY. I sawre, esh had a upbm on erh eradofeh as ibg as a retoossr eltesitc. It asw a afiulnp seriub, nda seh saw gycnir yietltbr. seY, asid my sdnhbau, dDi uyo llaf on oyur afce? oluYl flla kcwadrab wehn you rogw up, otnw oyu, luJe? nAd hse etsopdp inrcgy and isda, Yes. |
JULIET 60 And stint thou too, I pray thee, Nurse, say I. | TLJUIE wNo oyu opts oto, uNesr, esaelp. |
NURSE Peace, I have done. God mark thee to his grace! Thou wast the prettiest babe that eer I nursed. An I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish. | UNSER cPeea. Im odne nitlagk. aMy doG oheosc uoy to cvreeie ihs crage. ouY weer hte titserpte byba I vere nuedrs. If I lvei to ese you gte rrmidae myoesad, lla my hiswse wlil moec uter. |
LADY CAPULET 65 Marry, that marry is the very theme I came to talk of. Tell me, daughter Juliet, How stands your disposition to be married? | ALDY APCLETU eWll, amairger is xyaeclt htaw we haev to sudiscs. lTle me, my eutadgrh ltuiJe, waht is yuro adtutiet atoub ggnitet ridamre? |
JULIET It is an honor that I dream not of. | TJEULI It is an noorh htta I do nto erdam of. |
NURSE An honor! Were not I thine only nurse, 70 I would say thou hadst sucked wisdom from thy teat. | RESNU An nohro? If I eetwnr yuro noyl rnseu, Id say ouy dha kdsuec sdwmoi from het bretas thta dfe uoy. |
LADY CAPULET Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you Here in Verona, ladies of esteem Are made already mothers. By my count, I was your mother much upon these years 75 That you are now a maid. Thus then in brief: The valiant Paris seeks you for his love. | DALY LACEUTP ellW, ttsar nikhnigt autob argmaire onw. Hree in aeoVrn ether rae lgisr gnoyuer hatn ulyrgios orfm onlbe meiiolswfah have erylaad eemcob shmeotr. By my nucot, I wsa aaelydr ruyo reomht at jtsu autob uory aeg, wlieh you nrmiea a gviinr. elWl hten, Ill asy htis ciuykql: the inavatl Psiar stanw you as sih iebdr. |
NURSE A man, young lady! Lady, such a man As all the world. Why, hes a man of wax. | URENS tWah a mna, nguoy yadl. seH as gatre a man as nay in teh leohw lowrd. Hse as efpcter as if he rwee pculdets omrf wax. |
LADY CAPULET Veronas summer hath not such a flower. | ALYD CEUTLAP tSemmiremu in ranVoe hsa no erlfow as iefn as ihm. |
NURSE 80 Nay, hes a flower. In faith, a very flower. | URSNE No, she a enif fewlor, uytrl, a ofelwr. |
LADY CAPULET What say you? Can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast. Read oer the volume of young Paris face And find delight writ there with beautys pen. 85 Examine every married lineament And see how one another lends content, And what obscured in this fair volume lies Find written in the margin of his eyes. This precious book of love, this unbound lover, 90 To beautify him only lacks a cover. The fish lives in the sea, and tis much pride For fair without the fair within to hide. That book in manys eyes doth share the glory That in gold clasps locks in the golden story. 95 So shall you share all that he doth possess By having him, making yourself no less. | YADL ACLUPET (to JULIET) htWa do ouy say? Can yuo ovel isht eatlnnmeg? ohtgiTn oylul ees ihm at oru atefs. Sduty siPasr aefc dna indf peluears in sih ubteya. niaxmeE yvere line of ish uresetaf dan ees who tehy rkow tethoegr to akme imh hndosmea. If oyu era dfonucse, juts kool nito ihs syee. hTis nma is gnlesi, nad he kcals noly a rdieb to amke mhi fcterpe dna pomcltee. As is gtrhi, hfis vile in eth eas, dan sti onrwg ofr a tbaeyu klei you to eihd mrof a omneasdh man ilek imh. aMny elpeop tnhki seh nhosamed, and wreeohv esmbeco his ridbe ilwl be usjt as damdrei. uoY dowlu asehr lla ttah he ssposeess, and by nahvgi him, you lowud oels tngiohn. |
NURSE No less? Nay, bigger. Women grow by men. | NESUR eLos githnon? In actf, yudo teg bggrei. Men kmea eownm gbrgie by tiegtng ehtm teaprnng. |
LADY CAPULET Speak briefly. Can you like of Paris, love? | YLAD TUCEAPL (to JULIET) iGev us a cquik newsra. naC yuo cepatc Pirssa oevl? |
JULIET Ill look to like if looking liking move. 100 But no more deep will I endart mine eye Than your consent gives strength to make it fly. | ELJTIU Ill loko at ihm nad ytr to like mih, at sltea if wath I see is blkalie. But I owtn tel leyfms llaf rfo hmi nay erom hnat uyro iopinmsers salowl. |
Enter PETER | TPREE reents. |
PETER Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, you called, my young lady asked for, the Nurse cursed in the pantry, and every thing in extremity. I must hence to wait. I beseech you, follow straight. | ETERP aMmad, hte ssgetu ear hree, rdenin is eevrds, ppleeo aer caglnil ofr oyu, ppeeol aveh kseda ofr eitJul, adn in eth npryta, leppoe are rcgisnu the esuNr. evgytrhisEn out of roltnco. I muts go nad rseve the sstegu. saeelP, wollof rhttsgia reaft me. |
LADY CAPULET We follow thee.Juliet, the county stays. | LDAY UACLTPE llWe oolflw uyo. luJiet, eht nucot is wainitg fro you. |
NURSE Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days. | SUNRE Go, glri, olko orf a amn ollwh vgie uoy ppyah shitng at eth den of yaphp yads. |
Exeunt | eThy all tixe. |