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Romeo, Lines 43-52
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Act 1,
Scene 5
Lines 43-52

Romeo performs a speech from Act 1, Scene 5 of myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. 

myShakespeare | Romeo and Juliet 1.5 Performance: Romeo, Lines 43-52

Romeo

O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear — 
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.
So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows,
As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand
And, touching hers, make blessèd my rude hand.          
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight,
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.