Speaker Let me speak like yourself and Lay a se... - WAEC Literature 2018 Question

Speaker:    Let me speak like yourself and 
            Lay a sentence
            Which, as a grise or step, may help these lovers, When
            remediea are past, the griefs are ended
            By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended
     (Act !, Scene Three, lines 198-201)

These lovers refers to_________