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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Romeo

(A). A devoted lover; a lady's man; from Romeo in Shakespeare's tragedy. (See Romeo and Juliet.)

James in an evil hour went forth to woo
Young Juliet Hart, and was her Romeo.

Crabbe: Borough.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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