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7 U L 1 E T.

By: Mr. WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR.

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LONDON:

Printed for J. TONSON, and the rest of the
PROPRIETORS; and sold by the Bookfellers

of London and Westminster.

MDCC XXXIV.

TWO
WO Houfkolds, both glike in Dignity,

In fair Verona, (where we lay our Scene)
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

Where civil blood makes çivil hands uoclean.
From forth the fatal loins of thefe two foes,

A pair of star-crossd lovers take their life
Whose mif-adventur'd pitious overthrows,

De, with their death, bury their parents frise.
The fearful paffage of their death-mark'd love,

And the continuance of their parents rage,
Which but their childrens end nought could remove,

Is now the two hours traffick of our stage.
The which if you wish patient ears attend,
What here fall miss, our toil. No all frive so mundo

ESCALUS, Prince of Veroga.
Paris, a young Nobleman in love with Juliet, and kin-

man to the Prince. Mountague, ? Two Lords of antient families, Enemies to Capulet

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each other,
Romeo, Son to Mountague.
Mercutio, Kinsman to the Prince. and friend to Romee.
Benvolio, Kinsman and friend to Romeo.
Tibalt, Kinsman to Capulet.
Friar Lawrence.
Friar John.
Balthasar, Servant to Romeo.
Page to Paris.
Sampson,

Servants to Capulet.
Gregory,
Abram, Servant to Mountague.
Apothecary...
Lady Mountague, Wife to Mountague.
Lady Capuler, wife to Capulet.
Juliet, Daughter to Capulet, in love with Romeo.
Nurse to Juliet.

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Citizens of Verona, several men and women
relations to Capulet, Maskers, guards

and other attendants.

The SCENE, in the beginning of the fift? ait, is in Mantua ; during all the rest of

the Play, in and neari Verona.

7ke Plot taken from an Italian Novel of Bandello.

ROMEO