I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; H…

William Shakespeare
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I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo. ✨ 1595 Romeo. Romeo andJuliet, act 2, sc.1, l.93-4.
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