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Romeo and Juliet

Act IV, Scene 4

A hall in Capulet's house.
 
[Enter LADY CAPULET and Nurse]
 
LADY CAPULET
      Hold,
        T    T     T     .    T     T   T        ,
      Take these keys,| and fetch more spi|ces nurse.
 
NURSE
             ,          ,      ,    ,        2       ,
      They call | for dates | and quin/ces in the | pastry.
 
[Enter CAPULET]
 
CAPULET
       __      T     T     T
      Come,| stir, stir, stir,
           ,        ,            ,
      The sec|ond cock | hath crowed,  (tri with prev)
           ,        ,           ,           ,         ,
      The cur|few-bell | hath rung,| 'tis three | o'clock:
        ,             ,       ,             ,    ,
      Look to | the baked | meats, good^|Angel|ica,
        ,    ,               __
      Spare not / for the | cost.
 
NURSE
       ,        T    T     T
      Go you | cot-quean, go,   (tri with prev)
       ,     2      ,     ,                   ,      ,
      Get you to | bed, faith / you'll be | sick to|morrow
                  ,       ,
      For this^/night's watch|ing.  \\
 
CAPULET
       T  T  .   T      ,               ,           ,
      No not a whit:| what? I | have watched | ere now
            ,          ,        ,           ,           ,
      All^night | for les|ser cause,| and nere | been sick.
 
LADY CAPULET
       ,              ,         ,      ,              ,
      Aye you | have been | a mouse-|hunt in | your time,
          ,          ,           ,           ,        ,
      But I | will watch | you from | such^watch|ing now.
 
[Exeunt LADY CAPULET and Nurse. Enter three or four Servingmen, with spits, logs, and baskets]
 
CAPULET
         ,         ,       ,         ,    oo
      A jeal|ous hood,| a jeal|ous hood,|
           ,          ,      ___
      Now fel|low, what'| s there?  \\
 
FIRST SERVANT
         ,               ,     ,             ,          ,
      Things for | the cook | sir, but | I know | not^what.
 
CAPULET
             ,            ,      ,         T     Tx    T
      Make^haste,| make^haste,| sirrah,| fetch drier logs.
 
[Exit First Servant]
        ,   ,                  ,           ,           ,
      Call Pet/er, he | will show | thee where | they are.
 
SECOND SERVANT
          ,        ,     ,                 ,          ,
      I have | a head | sir, that | will find | out^logs,
           ,       ,       ,      ,          x
      And nev|er troub|le Pet|er for | the matter.
 
[Exit]
 
CAPULET
        T   .    T    T       ,       ,          ,
      Mass and well said,| a mer|ry whore|son*, ha.
             ,         ,        ,            ,     2      ,
      Thou shalt | be log|ger-head;| Good* Fath|er, 'tis day.  ??
            ,       ,         ,          ,         ,
      The count|y will | be here | with mus|ic straight,
           ,        ,         ,         ,          ,
      For so | he said | he would,| I hear | him near,
 
[Music within]
       ___     __          ,          ,        ,
      Nurse,| wife,| what ho?| What nurse | I say?
 
[Enter Nurse]
          ,      ,   2    ,         ,         ,
      Go wak|en Jul|iet, go | and trim | her up,
            ,         ,          ,       ,           ,
      I'll go | and chat | with Par|is: hie,| make^haste,
             ,           ,     ,      2       ,      ,
      Make^haste,| the bride|groom, he is | come al|ready:
             ,        ,
      Make^haste | I say.   \\
 
[Exeunt]

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