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36 ROMEO AND JULIET. 

Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. 

I will withdraw ; but this intrusion shall, 

Now seeming sweet, convert to bitter gall. [Exit. 

Borneo. \_To Juliet] If I profane with my un worthiest 
hand 

This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this : 
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand 

To smooth that rough touch Avith a tender kiss. 

Juliet. Good pilgrim, you do Avrong your hand too much, 

Which mannerly devotion shows in this ; 
For saiiits have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, 

And palm to palm is holy palmer's kiss. 

Romeo. Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too ? 

Juliet. Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer. 

Romeo. 0, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do ; 
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. 

Juliet. Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' 
sake. 

Romeo. Then move not, while my prayer's effect I 
take. 
Thus from my lips by thine my sin is purg'd. 

\_Kissing her. 

Juliet. Then have my lips the sin that they have took. 

Romeo. Sin from my lips ? trespass sweetly urg'd ! 
Give me my sin again. 

Juliet. You kiss by the book. 

Nxirse. Madam, your mother craves a word with you. 




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