Love Precious Flower

Love Precious Flower

Whats is meant of the following passages in modern english from the Play Romeo and Juliet from Act 2 Scence 3?

The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,
Check’ring the Eastern clouds with streaks of light;
And flecked darkness like a drunkard reels
From forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels.
Now, ere the sun advance his burning eve
The day to cheer and night’s dank dew to dry,
I must up-fill this osier cage of ours
With baleful weeds and precious-juiced flowers.” (Lines 1-9)

“O mickle is the powerful grace that lies
In plants, herbs, stones, and their true qualities.
For naught so vile that on the earth doth live
But to the earth some special good doth give.” (Lines 15-18)

“With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No.
I have forgot that name and that name’s woe.” (Lines 46-46)

“Young men’s love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” (Lines 67-68)

“Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” (Line 94)

Thanks a lot

Here are links to a couple of study guides about the play. They should help you.

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xRomeoJul.html

http://shakespeare.about.com/od/studentresources/a/julietquotes.htm

http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/romeo_and_juliet/

http://www.clicknotes.com/romeo/P1.html