Nurse. She's dead, deceas'd, she's dead; alack the day! La. Cap. Alack the day! she's dead, she's dead, she's dead. Cap. Ha! let me see her:Out, alas! she's cold: Her blood is settled, and her joints are stiff; Cap. Death, that hath ta'en her hence to make me wail, Ties up my tongue, and will not let me speak. Enter Friar LAURENCE and PARIS, with Musicians. Fri. Come, is the bride ready to go to church? O son, the night before thy wedding day lies, Flower as she was, deflowered by him. And leave him all; life leaving, all is death's. Par. Have I thought long to see this morning's face, And doth it give me such a sight as this? Most miserable hour, that e'er time saw But one, poor one, one poor and loving child And cruel death hath catch'd it from my sight. O day day ! O day! O hateful day! Par. Beguil'd, divorced, wronged, spited, slain! Mosts détestable death, by thee beguil'd, O love! O life! not life, but love in death! Cap. Despis'd, distressed, hated, martyr'd, kill'd! Uncomfortable time! why cam'st thou now O child! O child!· my soul, and not my child! Dead art thou, dead!-alack! my child is dead; And, with my child, my joys are buried. Fri. Peace, ho. for shame! confusion's cure lives not } In these confusions. Heaven and yourself Your part in her you could not keep from death; But heaven keeps his part in eternal life. She's not well married, that lives married long; And go, Sir Paris;-every one prepare 1. Mus. 'Faith, we may put up our pipes, and be gone. Nurse. Honest good fellows, ah, put up, put up; For, well you know, this is a pitiful case. [Exit Nurse. 1. Mus. Ay, by my troth, that case may be amended. Enter PETER. Pet. Musicians, O, musicians, Heart's ease, heart's ease; 0, an you will have me live, playheart's ease. 1. Mus. Why heart's ease? Pet. O musicians, because my heart itself plays My heart is full of woe: O play me - some merry dump, to coinfort ine. 2. Mus. Not a dump we; 'tis no time to play now. Pet. You will not theh. Mus. No. Pet. I will then give it you soundly. 1. Mus. What will you give us? Pet. No money, on my faith; but the gleek: I will give you the minstrel. 1. Mus. Then will I give you the serving-crea ture. Pet. Then will I lay the serving-creature's dagger on your phte. I will carry no crotchets: I'll re you, I'll fa you; Do you note me? 1. Mus. An you re us, a and fa us, you note us. 2. Mus. Pray you, put up your dagger, and put but your wit.. Pet. Then have at you with my wit; I will dry-beat you with an iron wit, and put up my iron dagger: Answer me like men: When griping grief the heart doth wound, oppress, Why, silver sound? why, musick with her silver sound? What say you, Simon Catling? 1. Mus. Marry, Sir, because silver hath a sweet sound. Pet. Pretty! What say you, Hugh Rebeck? 2. Mus. I say - silver sound, because musi→ cians sound for silver. Pet. Pretty too!— What say you, James Soundpost? 5. Mus. Faith, I know not what to say. Pet. 0, I cry you mercy! you are the singerI will say for you. It is-musick with her silver sound, because such fellows as you have seldom gold for sounding: Then musick with her silver sound, With speedy help doth lend redress. 1. Mus. What a pestilent knave is this same ? 2. Mus. Hang him, Jack! Come, we'll in here; tarry for the mourners, and stay dinner. [Exeunt, ACT V. SCENE I. Mantua. A Street. Enter ROMEO. Rom. If I may trust the flattering eye of sleep, And breath'd such life with kisses in my lips, |