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 ome divine beauty. Would to God, that Love might terminate our diputes, and Hymen reconcile both parties! How happy hould we be! The mot flourihing cities in the univere would have reaon to envy the citizens of Verona."

Anelmo perits in oppoing this project, and does not conent to the caprice of Romeo without great difficulty. At lat, being both agreed, they reolve to go maked, in order more certainly to gain admittance into their enemy's houe. Marino, valet to Romeo, trembles for his mater and himelf; his fear and dicoure render this part extremely comic.

As oon as the three preceding actors make their exit, the decorations of the theatre are changed. The cenes repreent a magnificent and pacious garden, in which a number of ladies and gentlemen are itting, and others walking about as their fancy leads them; a band of muicians is een at the farther end, who from time to time draw ome trokes with their bows. In a word, the cene repreents to the eyes of the pectator a grand ball, which is uppoed to be in the houe of Antonio. Rh