Reading The Tragedy of Romeo and Iuliet — William Shakespeare

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Chorus.

Now old desire doth in his death bed lie,

And yong affection gapes to be his Hei□□,

That faire, for which Loue gron'd for and would die,

With tender Iuliet matcht, is now not faire.

Now Romeo is beloued, and Loues againe,

A like bewitched by the charme of lookes:

But to his foe suppose'd he must complaine,

And she steale Loues sweet bait from fearefull hookes:

Being held a foe, he may not haue accesse

To breath such vowes as Louers vse to sweare,

And she as much in Loue, her meanes much lesse,

To meete her new Beloued any where:

But passion lends them Power, time, meanes to meete,

Temp'ring extremities with extreame sweete.

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