Clandestine
In the secret addressed
A marriage he blessed
The importance
To Friar Lawrence
None could have guessed
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Nicely done. He couldn't have known what would happen!
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This is gorgeously rendered, Gillena! But ofcourse how could he have known? 💙💙
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Short, sweet and to the point, Gillena. Friar Lawrence thought of himself as a father to Romeo, he was his favourite and thought he was helping those star-crossed lovers. If it hadn’t been for the monk he sent the message with, it might have worked out for them.
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