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But being once fubdu'd in armed tail,

Sweet honey and fweet notes together fail.

Good traders in the flesh, fet this in your painted cloths

As many as be here of Pandar's Hall,

Your eyes, half out, weep out at Pandar's Fall ;
Or if you cannot weep, yet give fome groans,
Though not for me, yet for your aching bones.
Brethren and fifters of the hold-door trade,
Some two months hence my will shall here be made:
It should be now; but that my fear is this,
* Some galled goofe of Winchester would hifs ;
'Till then, I'll fweat, and feek about for eases ;
And at that time bequeath you my diseases. [Exit.

*Some galled goofe of Winchefter] The public Stews were anciently under the Jurifdi&ion of the Bishop of Winchefter. Mr. Pope.

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PROLOGUE.

TWO Houfholds, both alike in Dignity,

In fair Verona. (where we lay our Scene)
From ancient Grudge break to new mutiny;
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes,
A pair of star-croft lovers take their life;
Whofe mifadventur'd piteous Overthrows

Do, with their death, bury their Parents' ftrife.
The fearful paffage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their Parents' rage,
Which but their children's End nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage :
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here fhall mifs, our Toil fhall ftrive to mend.

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Dramatis Perfonæ.

ESCALUS, Prince of Verona.

Paris, a young Nobleman in love with Juliet, and kinfman to the Prince.

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Two Lords of ancient families, Enemies to each other.

Romeo, Son to Montague.

Mercutio, Kinfman to the Prince, and Friend to Romeo. Benvolio, Kinfman and Friend to Romeo.

Tybalt, Kinfman to Capulet.

Friar Lawrence.

Friar John.

Balthafar, Servant to Romeo.

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Lady Montague, Wife to Montague.

Lady Capulet, Wife to Capulet.

Juliet, Daughter to Capulet, in love with Romeo.
Nurfe to Juliet.

CHORUS.

Citizens of Verona, feveral men and women relations te Capulet, Mafkers, Guards, Watch, and other At

tendants.

The SCENE, in the beginning of the fifth Act, is in Mantua; during all the rest of the Play, in and near Verona.

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