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LORENZO and JESSICA
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LORENZO
The moon shines bright. In such a night as this,
When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees
And they did make no noise, in such a night
Troilus methinks mounted the Trojan walls
And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents
Where Cressid lay that night.
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LORENZO
The moon’s bright tonight. I think that on a night like this, when the wind
blew the trees so gently that they didn’t make a sound, Troilus climbed up onto the walls of Troy and sighed for Cressida in the Greek camp.
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JESSICA
In such a night
Did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew
And saw the lion’s shadow ere himself
And ran dismayed away.
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JESSICA
On a night like this, Thisbe saw the lion’s shadow and ran away in fear.
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LORENZO
In such a night
Stood Dido with a willow in her hand
Upon the wild sea banks, and waft her love
To come again to Carthage.
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LORENZO
On a night like this, Dido stood holding a willow branch on the seashore, begging her lover to come back to her
in Carthage.
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JESSICA
In such a night
Medea gathered the enchanted herbs
That did renew old Æson.
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JESSICA
On a night like this, Medea gathered magic herbs to rejuvenate old Aeson.
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