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" 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 sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid... "
The Works of Shakespeare: The Text Regulated by the Recently Discovered ... - Page 421
by William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1853
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Romeo and Juliet: And Other Plays

William Shakespeare - 1859 - 662 pages
...[Exeunt. ACT V. SCENE I. Belmont. The Avenue to PORTIA'S House. Enter LORENZO and JESSICA. Lorenzo. The moon shines bright. — In such a night as this,...walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. Jessica. In such a night, Did Thisbe4 fearfully o'ertrip the dew; 1....
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Tales from Shakspere: For the Use of Young Persons

Charles Lamb - 1859 - 520 pages
...— SCENE I. — Belmont. Avenue to Portia's House. Enter LORENZO and JESSICA. Lor. The moon shmes bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet...walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night Jes. In such a night, Did Thisbe fearfally o'ertrip the dew ; And saw...
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Poetical reading book, with aids for grammatical analysis, paraphrase and ...

John Daniel Morell - 1860 - 276 pages
...you show me to this house 1 [Exeuni. ACT V. SCENE I. — Belmant. — Avenue to PORTIA'S House. Enler LORENZO and JESSICA. Lor. The moon shines bright :...night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, 5 And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. Jess. In such a night,...
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George Steiner: A Reader

George Steiner - 1984 - 448 pages
...from Shakespeare. The first is the celebrated nocturne of love between Lorenzo and Jessica: LORENZO: The moon shines bright ... In such a night as this,...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sighed his soul towards the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. JESSICA:...
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Shakespeare's Metrical Art

George T. Wright - 1988 - 366 pages
...example is the exchange between the lovers Lorenzo and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice: Lorenzo. The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, 5 And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. Jessica....
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Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text

Kristin Linklater - 1992 - 234 pages
...the classical references conjures up a more powerful emotion relating to the trials of love: Lorenzo: The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents Where Cressid lay that night. Jessica: In...
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Arthurian and Other Studies: Presented to Shunichi Noguchi

Takashi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Mukai - 1993 - 302 pages
...knife- wielding Death. The moon is up in the sky, and Lorenzo and Jessica are singing a duet: Lorenzo. The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. Jessica. In...
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Repetition

Andreas Fischer - 1994 - 276 pages
...was a great one, there is an ironic echo of the love-scene between Lorenzo and Jessica at Belmont: The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls . . . In such a night Did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew. . . . In such a night Stood...
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Passion Made Public: Elizabethan Lyric, Gender, and Performance

Diana E. Henderson - 1995 - 304 pages
...meditations on music, moonlight, and lovers have no direct impact upon or consequence for the plot. Lor. The moon shines bright. In such a night as this,...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sigh'd his soul towards the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. . . . ......
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Selected Poems

William Shakespeare - 1995 - 136 pages
...to God himself, And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. 77 LORENZO The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, When...noise, in such a night Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents Where Cressid lay that night. JESSICA In...
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