Jul. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. Rom. What shall I swear by ? Jul. Do not swear at all: Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, And I'll believe thee. Rom. If my heart's dear love Jul. Well, do not swear: although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract to-night: It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden : Rom. O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied ? Rom. Wouldst thou withdraw it? for what purpose, love? Jul. But to be frank,* and give it thee again. [Nurse calls within. I hear some noise within; dear love, adieu *Free. Rom. O blessed, blessed night! I am afeard, LOVE'S HERALDS. Love's heralds should be thoughts, Which ten times faster glide than the sun's beams, RELUCTANCE OF LOVERS TO PART. SCENE. Juliet's Chamber. Jul. Wilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day: Rom. It was the lark, the herald of the morn, TIMON OF ATHENS. TIMON TO THE THIEVES. Why should you want? Behold, the earth hath roots; Within this mile break forth a hundred springs; The oaks bear mast, the briars scarlet hips; The bounteous housewife, Nature, on each bush Lays her full mess before you. Want? why want? 1st Thief. We cannot live on grass, on berries, water, As beasts, and birds, and fishes. Tim. Nor on the beasts themselves, the birds, and fishes: You must eat men. Yet thanks I must you con, Here's gold: go, suck the subtle blood of the grape More than you rob: take wealth and lives together; The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough All that you meet are thieves: to Athens go, Break open shops; nothing can you steal * For legal. + Compost. O thou sweet king-killer, and dear divorce And makest them kiss! that speak'st with every tongue To every purpose; O thou touch* of hearts! Think, thy slave man rebels; and by thy virtue Set them into confounding odds, that beasts May have the world in empire! *For touchstone. Now Publishing in Weekly Numbers, price 1d.; in Monthly Parts, Profusely Embellished with Engravings from Designs by the most celebrated Artists of the day-also Vignettes, Illustrating Manners and Customs, Natural History, Geography, &c., referred to in the Scriptures. Division I., price 2s. 6d., contains upwards of 170 Illustrations. |