Was ever book containing such vile matter So fairly bound? O, that…

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 3, sc. 2.

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