# Result number

Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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1

Romeo and Juliet
[I, 3]

(stage directions)

380

[Enter LADY CAPULET and Nurse]

2

Romeo and Juliet
[I, 3]

Lady Capulet

381

Nurse, where's my daughter? call her forth to me.

3

Romeo and Juliet
[I, 3]

Juliet

443

And stint thou too, I pray thee, nurse, say I.

4

Romeo and Juliet
[I, 3]

Nurse

452

An honour! were not I thine only nurse,
I would say thou hadst suck'd wisdom from thy teat.

5

Romeo and Juliet
[I, 3]

Servant

486

Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, you
called, my young lady asked for, the nurse cursed in
the pantry, and every thing in extremity. I must
hence to wait; I beseech you, follow straight.

6

Romeo and Juliet
[I, 5]

(stage directions)

757

[Exeunt all but JULIET and Nurse]

7

Romeo and Juliet
[I, 5]

Juliet

758

Come hither, nurse. What is yond gentleman?

8

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 2]

Juliet

982

But to be frank, and give it thee again.
And yet I wish but for the thing I have:
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
[Nurse calls within]
I hear some noise within; dear love, adieu!
Anon, good nurse! Sweet Montague, be true.
Stay but a little, I will come again.

9

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 4]

(stage directions)

1255

[Enter Nurse and PETER]

10

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 4]

Romeo

1303

A gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talk,
and will speak more in a minute than he will stand
to in a month.

11

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 4]

Romeo

1326

Nurse, commend me to thy lady and mistress. I
protest unto thee—

12

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 4]

Romeo

1330

What wilt thou tell her, nurse? thou dost not mark me.

13

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 4]

Romeo

1340

And stay, good nurse, behind the abbey wall:
Within this hour my man shall be with thee
And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair;
Which to the high top-gallant of my joy
Must be my convoy in the secret night.
Farewell; be trusty, and I'll quit thy pains:
Farewell; commend me to thy mistress.

14

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 4]

Romeo

1348

What say'st thou, my dear nurse?

15

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 4]

Romeo

1361

Ay, nurse; what of that? both with an R.

16

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 5]

Juliet

1375

The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse;
In half an hour she promised to return.
Perchance she cannot meet him: that's not so.
O, she is lame! love's heralds should be thoughts,
Which ten times faster glide than the sun's beams,
Driving back shadows over louring hills:
Therefore do nimble-pinion'd doves draw love,
And therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings.
Now is the sun upon the highmost hill
Of this day's journey, and from nine till twelve
Is three long hours, yet she is not come.
Had she affections and warm youthful blood,
She would be as swift in motion as a ball;
My words would bandy her to my sweet love,
And his to me:
But old folks, many feign as they were dead;
Unwieldy, slow, heavy and pale as lead.
O God, she comes!
[Enter Nurse and PETER]
O honey nurse, what news?
Hast thou met with him? Send thy man away.

17

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 5]

Juliet

1398

Now, good sweet nurse,—O Lord, why look'st thou sad?
Though news be sad, yet tell them merrily;
If good, thou shamest the music of sweet news
By playing it to me with so sour a face.

18

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 5]

Juliet

1404

I would thou hadst my bones, and I thy news:
Nay, come, I pray thee, speak; good, good nurse, speak.

19

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 5]

Juliet

1430

I' faith, I am sorry that thou art not well.
Sweet, sweet, sweet nurse, tell me, what says my love?

20

Romeo and Juliet
[II, 5]

Juliet

1456

Hie to high fortune! Honest nurse, farewell.