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Act 3,
Scene 3
Lines 172-173

A rhyming couplet in myShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 3.

Romeo

But that a joy past joy calls out on me,
It were a grief so brief to part with thee.

Note the parallel sounds and rhythm in this rhyming couplet that ends the scene:

But that a joy past joy calls out on me

It were a grief so brief to part with thee.