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Quotes from Romeo and Juliet — William Shakespeare

1564–1616 England

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Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
Which thou wilt propagate, to have it prest
With more of thine.

Romeo and Juliet (1597)

O, give me thy hand,
One writ with me in sour misfortune's book.

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They may seize
On the white wonder of dear Juliet's hand.

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O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
On the forefinger of an alderman.

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There is thy gold; worse poison to men's souls,
Doing more murder in this loathsome world
Than these poor compounds that thou mayst not sell.

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God mark thee to his grace!
Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed:
An I might live to see thee married once,
I have my wish.

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So smile the Heavens upon this holy act
That after hours with sorrow chide us not!

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As is the bud bit with an envious worm,
Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air,
Or dedicate his beauty to the sun.

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Meagre were his looks,
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.

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Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament:
They are but beggars that can count their worth.

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But He, that hath the steerage of my course,
Direct my sail!

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Two may keep counsel, putting one away.

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Whiter than new snow on a raven's back.

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Taking the measure of an unmade grave.

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I am the very pink of courtesy.

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O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!
Did ever a dragon keep so fair a cave?

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Thy eyes' windows fall,
Like death, when he shuts up the day of life;
Each part, depriv'd of supple government,
Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death.

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Do not swear at all;
Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the god of my idolatry,
And I'll believe thee.

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This night I hold an old accustom'd feast,
Whereto I have invited many a guest,
Such as I love; and you among the store,
One more, most welcome, makes my number more.

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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuff'd brain.
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.

Romeo and Juliet (1597)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Shakespeare (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.