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ROMEO AND JULIET:

Celia, aſide.

She grows angry. Madam, would you pleaſe to walk in doors?

Juliet.

No.

Celia.

But, what would you do here?

Juliet.

Nothing.

Celia.

Would to God, Romeo was——

Juliet.

What?

Celia.

Your huſband.

Juliet.

Don't you ſee that this is impoſſible?

Celia.

Love performs many more miracles.

Juliet.

You deceive me, Celia; but you pleaſe me, by deceiving me in ſo flattering a manner: remember, that when we give ourſelves up to love, the true method not to irritate us, is to ſpeak as we like.


The three or four following ſcenes are not very intereſting; they paſs alternatively in the houſe of Fabricius, father of Romeo, and in the ſtreet. As they have no connection with the ſubject, the