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" and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. Nurse. An 'a speak any thing against me, I'll take him down, an 'a were lustier than he is, and twenty such Jacks; and if I cannot, I'll find those that shall. Scurvy knave! I am none of... "
Romeo and Juliet - Page 267
by William Shakespeare - 1873 - 93 pages
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Jahrbuch der Deutschen Shakespeare-Gesellschaft, Volume 27

1892 - 430 pages
...run fast. 4. R. . . . der in einer Minute mehr spricht, als er in einem Monat verantworten kann. . .. and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. 5. J. Zu Liebesboten taugen nur Gedanken. Love's lieralds siioitld be thoughts. 6. L. Drum liebe mäßig;...
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The Works of Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare - 1900 - 250 pages
...was this, that was so full of his ropery? Rom. A gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talk, and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. 160 153. singing] Dyce (Farmer conj.). J5S- Marry, farewell!'] QI ; omitted Q, F. 154. "lady . . ....
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A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet. 1871

William Shakespeare - 1871 - 530 pages
...packe, and yet all these bee merchantes." Rom. A gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talk, and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. 134 Nurse. An 'a speak any thing against me, I'll take him down, an 'a were lustier than he is, and...
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Verständigungsprobleme in Shakespeares Dramen

Hans-Jürgen Weckermann - Literary Criticism - 1978 - 380 pages
...was this that was so füll of his ropery? Rom. A gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talk, and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. (Rom. II.iv.141-14-5) Die in Romeos Antwort deutlich werdende Kritik richtet sich genau gegen jene...
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The Woman's Part: Feminist Criticism of Shakespeare

Carolyn Ruth Swift Lenz, Gayle Greene, Carol Thomas Neely - Feminism and literature - 1980 - 364 pages
...his distance from women. As Romeo says, Mercutio is "A gentleman ... that loves to hear himself talk and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month" (11.^.153-55). Mercutio would rather fight than talk, but he would rather talk than love, which brings...
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Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1990 - 292 pages
...this that was BO so full of his ropery? Romeo A gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talk, and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. Mercutio Oh, so 'worse' is well put? Very shrewd. Most wise. Most wise. Nurse [ignoring the sarcasm]...
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1996 - 1290 pages
...merchanswas this, thatwas so fuliofhis ropery? ROMEO. A gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talk, and will speak more in a minute than he will stand...any thing against me, I'll take him down, an a' were lustiet than he is, and twenty such Jacks, and if I cannot, I'll find those that slall. Sairvy knavel...
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Romeo e Giulietta

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1998 - 290 pages
...was this that was so full of his ropery? ROMEO A gentleman, Nurse, that loves to hear himself talk and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. NURSE An ‘a speak anything against me, rn take him down, an ‘a were lustier than he is, and twenty such Jacks; and...
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Romeo e Giulietta

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1998 - 290 pages
...was this that was so full of his ropery ? ROMEO A gentleman, Nurse, that loves to hear himself talk and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. NURSE An 'a speak anything against me, I'll take him down, an 'a were lustier than he is, and twenty such Jacks; and...
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The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Mary Foakes, R. A. Foakes - Drama - 1998 - 538 pages
...to serious business; "voluble" = lively, quick. A gentleman, Nurse, that loves to hear himself talk, and will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, 2.4.147-9 Describing his friend Mercutio to the Nurse; "stand to" = defend....
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