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| Rebellious Subiects, Enemies to peace, | Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, | RJ I.i.81 |
| Prophaners of this Neighbor-stained Steele, | Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel, – | RJ I.i.82 |
| Will they not heare? What hoe, you Men, you Beasts, | Will they not hear? What, ho – you men, you beasts, | RJ I.i.83 |
| That quench the fire of your pernitious Rage, | That quench the fire of your pernicious rage | RJ I.i.84 |
| With purple Fountaines issuing from your Veines: | With purple fountains issuing from your veins! | RJ I.i.85 |
| On paine of Torture, from those bloody hands | On pain of torture, from those bloody hands | RJ I.i.86 |
| Throw your mistemper'd Weapons to the ground, | Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground | RJ I.i.87 |
| And heare the Sentence of your mooued Prince. | And hear the sentence of your moved prince. | RJ I.i.88 |
| Three ciuill Broyles, bred of an Ayery word, | Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word | RJ I.i.89 |
| By thee old Capulet and Mountague, | By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, | RJ I.i.90 |
| Haue thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets, | Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets | RJ I.i.91 |
| And made Verona's ancient Citizens | And made Verona's ancient citizens | RJ I.i.92 |
| Cast by their Graue beseeming Ornaments, | Cast by their grave-beseeming ornaments | RJ I.i.93 |
| To wield old Partizans, in hands as old, | To wield old partisans, in hands as old, | RJ I.i.94 |
| Cankred with peace, to part your Cankred hate, | Cankered with peace, to part your cankered hate. | RJ I.i.95 |
| If euer you disturbe our streets againe, | If ever you disturb our streets again, | RJ I.i.96 |
| Your liues shall pay the forfeit of the peace. | Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. | RJ I.i.97 |
| For this time all the rest depart away: | For this time all the rest depart away. | RJ I.i.98 |
| You Capulet shall goe along with me, | You, Capulet, shall go along with me; | RJ I.i.99 |
| And Mountague come you this afternoone, | And, Montague, come you this afternoon, | RJ I.i.100 |
| To know our Fathers pleasure in this case: | To know our farther pleasure in this case, | RJ I.i.101 |
| To old Free-towne, our common iudgement place: | To old Free-town, our common judgement-place. | RJ I.i.102 |
| Once more on paine of death, all men depart. | Once more, on pain of death, all men depart. | RJ I.i.103 |
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| Where are the vile beginners of this Fray? | Where are the vile beginners of this fray? | RJ III.i.141 |
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| Benuolio, who began this Fray? | Benvolio, who began this bloody fray? | RJ III.i.151 |
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| Romeo slew him, he slew Mercutio, | Romeo slew him. He slew Mercutio. | RJ III.i.182 |
| Who now the price of his deare blood doth owe. | Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe? | RJ III.i.183 |
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| And for that offence, | And for that offence | RJ III.i.186.2 |
| Immediately we doe exile him hence: | Immediately we do exile him hence. | RJ III.i.187 |
| I haue an interest in your hearts proceeding: | I have an interest in your hate's proceeding, | RJ III.i.188 |
| My bloud for your rude brawles doth lie a bleeding. | My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding. | RJ III.i.189 |
| But Ile Amerce you with so strong a fine, | But I'll amerce you with so strong a fine | RJ III.i.190 |
| That you shall all repent the losse of mine. | That you shall all repent the loss of mine. | RJ III.i.191 |
| It will be deafe to pleading and excuses, | I will be deaf to pleading and excuses. | RJ III.i.192 |
| Nor teares, nor prayers shall purchase our abuses. | Nor tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses. | RJ III.i.193 |
| Therefore vse none, let Romeo hence in hast, | Therefore use none. Let Romeo hence in haste, | RJ III.i.194 |
| Else when he is found, that houre is his last. | Else, when he is found, that hour is his last. | RJ III.i.195 |
| Beare hence this body, and attend our will: | Bear hence this body, and attend our will. | RJ III.i.196 |
| Mercy not Murders, pardoning those that kill. | Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill. | RJ III.i.197 |
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| What misaduenture is so earely vp, | What misadventure is so early up, | RJ V.iii.188 |
| That calls our person from our mornings rest? | That calls our person from our morning rest? | RJ V.iii.189 |
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| What feare is this which startles in your eares? | What fear is this which startles in your ears? | RJ V.iii.194 |
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| Search, / Seeke, and know how, this foule murder comes. | Search, seek, and know, how this foul murder comes. | RJ V.iii.198 |
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| Come Mountague, for thou art early vp | Come, Montague. For thou art early up | RJ V.iii.208 |
| To see thy Sonne and Heire, now early downe. | To see thy son and heir now early down. | RJ V.iii.209 |
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| Looke: and thou shalt see. | Look, and thou shalt see. | RJ V.iii.213 |
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| Seale vp the mouth of outrage for a while, | Seal up the mouth of outrage for a while, | RJ V.iii.216 |
| Till we can cleare these ambiguities, | Till we can clear these ambiguities | RJ V.iii.217 |
| And know their spring, their head, their true descent, | And know their spring, their head, their true descent. | RJ V.iii.218 |
| And then will I be generall of your woes, | And then will I be general of your woes | RJ V.iii.219 |
| And lead you euen to death? meane time forbeare, | And lead you, even to death. Meantime forbear, | RJ V.iii.220 |
| And let mischance be slaue to patience, | And let mischance be slave to patience. | RJ V.iii.221 |
| Bring forth the parties of suspition. | Bring forth the parties of suspicion. | RJ V.iii.222 |
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| Then say at once, what thou dost know in this? | Then say at once what thou dost know in this. | RJ V.iii.228 |
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| We still haue knowne thee for a Holy man. | We still have known thee for a holy man. | RJ V.iii.270 |
| Where's Romeo's man? What can he say to this? | Where's Romeo's man? What can he say to this? | RJ V.iii.271 |
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| Giue me the Letter, I will look on it. | Give me the letter. I will look on it. | RJ V.iii.278 |
| Where is the Counties Page that rais'd the Watch? | Where is the County's page that raised the Watch? | RJ V.iii.279 |
| Sirra, what made your Master in this place? | Sirrah, what made your master in this place? | RJ V.iii.280 |
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| This Letter doth make good the Friers words, | This letter doth make good the Friar's words, | RJ V.iii.286 |
| Their course of Loue, the tydings of her death: | Their course of love, the tidings of her death. | RJ V.iii.287 |
| And heere he writes, that he did buy a poyson | And here he writes that he did buy a poison | RJ V.iii.288 |
| Of a poore Pothecarie, and therewithall | Of a poor pothecary, and therewithal | RJ V.iii.289 |
| Came to this Vault to dye, and lye with Iuliet. | Came to this vault to die, and lie with Juliet. | RJ V.iii.290 |
| Where be these Enemies? Capulet, Mountague, | Where be these enemies? Capulet, Montague, | RJ V.iii.291 |
| See what a scourge is laide vpon your hate, | See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, | RJ V.iii.292 |
| That Heauen finds meanes to kill your ioyes with Loue; | That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love. | RJ V.iii.293 |
| And I, for winking at your discords too, | And I, for winking at your discords too, | RJ V.iii.294 |
| Haue lost a brace of Kinsmen: All are punish'd. | Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished. | RJ V.iii.295 |
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| A glooming peace this morning with it brings, | A glooming peace this morning with it brings. | RJ V.iii.305 |
| The Sunne for sorrow will not shew his head; | The sun for sorrow will not show his head. | RJ V.iii.306 |
| Go hence, to haue more talke of these sad things, | Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things. | RJ V.iii.307 |
| Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished. | Some shall be pardoned, and some punished: | RJ V.iii.308 |
| For neuer was a Storie of more Wo, | For never was a story of more woe | RJ V.iii.309 |
| Then this of Iuliet, and her Romeo. | Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. | RJ V.iii.310 |