ABSTRACT
TlzeTragicallHistoi)'CofRomeusandJuliet33I Butwhoforgetsthecolethatburnethinhisbrest? Alashiscaresdenyehishart,thesweetedesyredrest; Notimefindesheofmyrth,hefindesnoplaceofjoye, Buteverythingoccasiongevesofsorowandannoye. Forwhenintoorningskyes,theheavenslampesarelight, Andfromtheotherhemysphere,fayrePhoebuschacethnight, Wheneverymanandbeast,hathrestfrompainfulltoyle, TheninthebrestofRomeus,hispassionsgyntoboyle;I750 Thendothhewetwithteares,thecowchewheronheIyes, Andthenhissighesthechamberfill,andoutaloudehecryes Againsttherestlesstarres,inrollingskyesthatraunge, Againstthefatallsistersthree,andFortunefullofchaunge. Echenightathousandtimeshecallethfortheday, HethinkethTitansrestlesstedes,ofrestinesdostay, Orthatatlengththeyhavesomebaytingplacefoundout, Or(gydedyll)havelosttheyrwayandwandredfarreabout. Whylethusinydelthoughts,thewerytimehespendeth, Thenighthathend,butnotwithnighttheplaintof
nightheendeth.I760 Isheaccompanied,isheinplacealone? Incumpanyhewayleshisharme,aparthemakethmone. Forifhisfeeresrejoyce,whatcausehathhetojoy, Thatwantethstillhischeefedelight,whiletheytheyrlovesenjoy? Butifwithheavycheere,theyshewetheirinwardgreefe, Hewaylethmosthiswretchednes,thatisofwretchescheefe. Whenhedothheareabrode,thepraiseofladiesblowne, Withinhisthoughthescorneththem,anddothpreferrehis
owne; \Vhenpleasantsongesheheareswhileothersdorejoyce ThemelodyofMusikedothstyrreuphismourningvoyce.Ino Butifinsecretplacehewalkesomewherealone, Theplaceitselfe,andsecretnesredoublethallhismone. Thenspeakeshetothebeastestofetheredfowles,andtrees, Untotheearth,thecloudes,andtowhatsobesidehesees. Tothemheshewthhissmart,asthoughtheyreasonhad, Echethingmaycausehisheavines,butnoughtmaymakehim
glad, And(weryoftheday)agaynehecallethnight, Thesunnehecurseth,andthehowre,whenfyrsthiseyessaw
light. Andasthenight,andday,theircoursedoenterchaunge, SodothourRomeusnightlycares,forcaresofday
exchaunge.I78o
