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| Enter Chorus | | RJ II.chorus.1 | |
| Chorus. | CHORUS | | | |
| Now old desire doth in his death bed lie, | Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie, | | RJ II.chorus.1 | |
| And yong affection gapes to be his Heire, | And young affection gapes to be his heir. | gape (v.) long, be eager, yearn | RJ II.chorus.2 | |
| | affection (n.)desire, passion, lustful feeling | | |
| That faire, for which Loue gron'd for and would die, | That fair for which love groaned for and would die, | fair (n.)fair face, beauty | RJ II.chorus.3 | |
| With tender Iuliet matcht, is now not faire. | With tender Juliet matched, is now not fair. | | RJ II.chorus.4 | |
| Now Romeo is beloued, and Loues againe, | Now Romeo is beloved and loves again, | | RJ II.chorus.5 | |
| A like bewitched by the charme of lookes: | Alike bewitched by the charm of looks. | charm (n.)magic spell, enchantment | RJ II.chorus.6 | |
| But to his foe suppos'd he must complaine, | But to his foe supposed he must complain, | complain (v.)lament, bewail, bemoan | RJ II.chorus.7 | |
| And she steale Loues sweet bait from fearefull hookes: | And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks. | fearful (adj.)timid, timorous, frightened, full of fear | RJ II.chorus.8 | |
| Being held a foe, he may not haue accesse | Being held a foe, he may not have access | | RJ II.chorus.9 | |
| To breath such vowes as Louers vse to sweare, | To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear, | use (v.)be accustomed, make a habit [of] | RJ II.chorus.10 | |
| | breathe (v.)speak, utter, talk | | |
| And she as much in Loue, her meanes much lesse, | And she as much in love, her means much less | | RJ II.chorus.11 | |
| To meete her new Beloued any where: | To meet her new beloved anywhere. | | RJ II.chorus.12 | |
| But passion lends them Power, time, meanes to meete, | But passion lends them power, time means, to meet, | | RJ II.chorus.13 | |
| Temp'ring extremities with extreame sweete. | Tempering extremities with extreme sweet. | extremity (n.)utmost severity, extreme intensity, hardship | RJ II.chorus.14 | |
| | sweet (n.)sweetness, pleasure, delight | | |
| | temper (v.)moderate, soften, tone down | | |
| Exit | | RJ II.chorus.14 | |