A Fairy Tale in Two Acts Taken from Shakespeare (1763)

William Shakespeare
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Snug, the 0oiner, @r) 8lough) Flute, the Bellows+men'er, @r) 8astle) Snout, the Tinker, @r) Ackman) Star(eling, the Taylor, @r) Parsons) FA:.:&S) <beron, ?ing of the Fairies, @iss .ogers) Titania, Cueen of the Fairies, @iss For') Puck, @aster 8ape) First Fairy, @iss Wright) Secon' Fairy, @aster .aworth) <ther Fairies atten'ing the ?ing an' Cueen) S8&>&, Athens, an' a Woo' not far from it)

A FA:.* TA,&) A8T :) S8&>& :) S8&>& a .oom in CuinceDs =ouse) &nter Cuince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snowt, an' Star(eling) C9:>8&) :s all our company hereE Bot) *ou were best to call them generally, man by man, accor'ing to the scrip) Cuin) =ere is the scrowl of e(ery manDs name, which is thought fit through all Athens to play in our interlu'e before the /uke an' /utchess, on his we''ing 'ay at night) Bot) First, goo' Peter Cuince, say what the play treats onF then rea' the names of the actorsF an' so grow on to a point) Cuin) @arry, our play is the most lamentable come'y, an' most cruel 'eath of Pyramus an' Thisby) Bot) A (ery goo' piece of work, : assure you, an' a merry) >ow, goo' Peter Cuince, call forth your actors by the scrowl) @asters, sprea' yoursel(es) Cuin) Answer as : call you) >ick Bottom the wea(erG Bot) .ea'y- >ame what part : am for, an' procee') Cuin) *ou, >ick Bottom, are set 'own for Pyramus) Bot) What is Pyramus, a lo(er, or a tyrantE

Cuin) A lo(er that kills himself most gallantly for lo(e) Bot) That will ask some tears in the true performing of it- :f : 'o it let the au'ience look to their eyesF : will mo(e stormsF : will con'ole in some measure) To the restF yet, my chief humour is for a tyrantF : coul' play &rcles rarely, or a part to tear a cat in) HTo make all split the raging rocks an' shi(ering shocks shall break the locks of prison+gates, an' Phibbus carr shall shine from far, an' make an' mar the foolish fatesGH This was lofty) >ow name the rest of the players) This is &rcles (ein, a tyrantDs (einF a lo(er is more con'oling) Cuin) Francis Flute, the bellows+men'er) Flu) =ere, Peter Cuince) Cuin) Flute, you must take Thisby on you) Flu) What is Thisby, a wan'Dring knightE Cuin) :t is the ,a'y that Pyramus must lo(e) Flu) >ay, faith, let not me play a woman, : ha(e a bear' coming) Cuin) ThatDs all one, you shall play it in a mask, an' you may speak small as you will) Bot) An : may hi'e my face, let me play Thisby tooF :Dll speak in a monstrous little (oiceF Thisne, Thisne, ah Pyramus my lo(er 'ear, thy Thisby 'ear, an' la'y 'ear) Cuin) >o, no, you must play PyramusF an' Flute, you Thisby) Bot) Well, procee') Cuin) .obin Star(eling, the Taylor) Star) =ere, Peter Cuince) Cuin) .obin Star(eling, you must play ThisbyDs motherTom Snowt, the tinker) Snowt) =ere, Peter Cuince) Cuin) *ou, PyramusDs fatherF myself, ThisbyDs fatherF Snug the joiner, you the ,ionDs partF : hope there is a play fitte') Snug) =a(e you the ,ionDs part writtenE Pray you, if it be, gi(e it me, for : am slow of stu'y) Cuin) *ou may 'o it eAtempore, for it is nothing but roaring) Bot) ,et me play the ,ion too, : will roar, that : will 'o any manDs heart goo' to hear me) : will roar, that : will make the /uke say, let him roar again, let him roar againG Cuin) :f you shoul' 'o it too terribly, you woul' fright the /utchess an' the ,a'ies, that they woul' shriek, an' that were enough

to hang us all) All) That woul' hang us e(ery motherDs son) Bot) : grant you, frien's, if you shoul' fright the ,a'ies out of their wits, they woul' ha(e no more 'iscretion but to hang usF but : will aggra(ate my (oice so, that : will roar you as gently as any sucking 'o(eF : will roar you an Dtwere any nightingale) Cuin) *ou can play no part but Pyramus, for Pyramus is a sweet facD' man, a proper man as one shall see in a summerDs 'ayF a most lo(ely gentleman+like man- therefore you must nee's play Pyramus) Bot) Well, : will un'ertake it) What bear' were : best to play it inE Cuin) Why what you will) Bot) : will 'ischarge it in either your straw+colourD' bear', your orange+tawny bear', your purple+in+grain bear', or your French+crown+colourD' bear', your perfect yellow) Cuin) Some of your French+crowns ha(e no hair at all, an' then you will play bare+facD') But, masters here are your parts, an' : am to intreat you, reIuest you, an' 'esire you to con them by to+morrow nightF an' meet me in the palace+woo', a mile without the town, by moonlight, there we will rehearseF for if we meet in the city, we shall be 'ogD' with company, an' our 'e(ices known) :n the mean time : will 'raw a bill of properties, such as our play wants) : pray you fail me not) Bot) We will meet, an' there we may rehearse more obscenely an' courageously) Take pains, be perfect, a'ieu) Cuin) At the /ukeDs oak we meet) Bot) But hol' ye, hol' ye, neighboursF are your (oices in or'er, an' your tunes rea'yE For if we miss our musical pitch, we shall be all DshamD' an' aban'onD') Cuin) Ay, ayG >othing goes 'own so well as a little of your sol, fa, an' long Iua(erF therefore let us be in our airs++an' for better assurance : ha(e got the pitch pipe) Bot) Stan' roun', stan' roun'G WeDll rehearse our eplog++8lear up your pipes, an' e(ery man in his turn take up his stanJa+(erse++Are you all rea'yE All) Ay, ayG++Soun' the pitch+pipe, Peter Cuince) 4Cuince blows) Bot) >ow make your re(erency an' begin) S<>G++for &pilogueF By Cuince, Bottom, Snug, Flute, Star(eling, Snout) Cuin) @ost noble /uke, to us be kin'F

Be you an' all your courtiers blin', That you may not our errors fin', But smile upon our sport) For we are simple actors all, Some fat, some lean, some short, some tallF <ur pri'e is great, our merit smallF Will that, pray, 'o at courtE ::) Star() < woul' the /uke an' /utchess smile, The court woul' 'o the same awhile, But call us after, low an' (ile, An' that way make their sport>ay, woul' you still more pastime make, An' at poor we your purses shake, WhateDer you gi(e, weDll gla'ly take, For that will 'o at court) Bot) Well sai', my boys, my heartsG Sing but like nightingales thus when you come to your misrepresentation, an' we are ma'e for e(er, you roguesG soG steal a way now to your homes without inspectionF meet me at the /ukeDs oak++by moon light++mumDs the wor') All) @umG 4&Aeunt all stealing out)

S8&>&, a Woo') &nter a Fairy at one /oor, an' Puck, or .obin+goo'+fellow, at another) Puck) =ow now, SpiritG whither wan'er youE !st Fai) <(er hill, o(er 'ale, Through bush, through brier, <(er park, o(er pale, Through floo', through fire, : 'o wan'er e(ery where, Swifter than the moonDs sphereF An' : ser(e the Fairy Cueen, To 'ew her orbs upon the green: must go seek some 'ew+'rops here, An' hang a pearl in e(ery cowslipDs ear) A:.) ?ingcup, 'affo'il an' rose, Shall the fairy wreath composeF Beauty, sweetness, an' 'elight, 8rown our re(els of the night,ightly trip it oDer the green Where the Fairy ring is seenF So no step of earthly trea',

Shall of en' our ,a'yDs hea') Kirtue sometimes 'roops her wing, Beauties bee, may lose her stingF Fairy lan' can both combine, .oses with the eglantine,ightly be your measures seen, /eftly foote' oDer the greenF >or a spectreDs baleful hea' Peep at our nocturnal trea') Farewel thou lob of spirits, :Dll be goneF <ur Cueen an' all her &l(es come here anon) Puck) The ?ing 'oth keep his re(els here to+night, Take hee' the Cueen come not within his sightF For they 'o sIuare, that all their &l(es for fear 8reep into acorn+cups, an' hi'e them there) !st Fai) But why is <beron so fell an' wrathE Puck) Because that she, as her atten'ant hath A lo(ely boy stolDn from an :n'ian ?ingF An' she perforce with+hol's the changling, ThoD jealous <beron wouD' ha(e the chil' ?night of his train, to trace the forests wil') !st Fai) <r : mistake your shape an' making Iuite, <r else you are that shrew' an' kna(ish Sprite 8allD' .obin+goo'+fellow) Puck) Thou speakDst arightF : am that merry wan'Drer of the night: jest to <beron, an' make him smile, <ft lurk in gossipDs bowl, an' her beguile :n (ery likeness of a roaste' crabF An' when she 'rinks, against her lips : bob, An' on her witherD' 'ewlap pour the aleF The wisest aunt telling the sa''est tale, Sometime for three+foot stool mistaketh meF Then slip : from her bum, 'own topples she, An' rails or cries, an' falls into a cough, An' then the whole choir hol' their hips an' loffe) A:.) !st Fai) *es, yes, : know you, you are he That frighten all the (illagreeF Skim milk, an' labour in the Iuern, An' bootless make the huswife churnF <r make the 'rink to bear no barm, ,aughing at their loss an' harm, But call you .obin, an' sweet Puck, *ou 'o their work, an' bring goo' luck) *es, you are that unlucky SpriteG ,ike Will+a+whisp, a wan'ring light, Through 'itch, throD bog, who lea' astray Benighte' swains, who lose their wayF

*ou pinch the slattern black an' blue, *ou sil(er 'rop in huswifeDs shoeF For call you .obin an' sweet Puck, *ou 'o their work, an' bring goo' luck) Puck) But make room, Fairy, here comes <beron) !st Fai) An' here my mistress- Woul' that he were goneG &nter <beron ?ing of Fairies at one 'oor, with his train, an' the Cueen at another with hers) <b) :ll met by moon+light, prou' TitaniaG Cueen) What, jealous <beronE Fairy, skip hence, : ha(e forsworn his be' an' 8ompany) <b) Tarry, rash wantonG Am not : thy ,or'E Cueen) Then : must be thy ,a'y- Why art thou hereE 8ome from the farthest steep of :n'iaE But that, forsooth, the bouncing AmaJon, *our buskinD' mistress, an' your warrior lo(e, To Theseus must be we''e'F an' you come To gi(e their be' joy an' prosperity) <b) =ow canst thou thus, for shame, Titania, Glance at my cre'it with =ippolita, ?nowing : know thy lo(e to TheseusE /i'st thou not lea' him through the glimmering night From Perigune, whom he ra(ishe', An' make him, with fair &gle, break his faith With Aria'ne an' AntiopaE Cueen) These are the forgeries of jealousyAn' ne(er since that mi''le summerDs spring @et we on hill, in 'ale, forest, or mea', To 'ance our ringlets to the whistling win', But with thy brawls thou hast 'isturbD' our sport) The spring, the summer, The chi'ing autumn, angry winter, change Their wonte' li(eriesF an' the amaJe' worl' By their increase now knows not which is whichF An' this same progeny of e(il comes From our 'ebate, from our 'issention, We are their parents an' original) <b) /o you amen' it then, it lies in you) Why shoul' Titania cross her <beronE : 'o but beg a little changling boy To be my henchman) Cueen) Set your heart at rest, The Fairy+lan' buys not the chil' of me) =is mother was a (otress of my or'er, An' in the spice' :n'ian air by night Full often she hath gossipt by my si'eF An' sat with me on >eptuneDs yellow san's) @arking thD embarke' tra'ers of the floo',

When we ha(e laught to see the sails concei(e, An' grow big+bellie' with the wanton win'F Which she, with pretty an' with swimming gait, Woul' imitate, an' sail upon the lan', To fetch me trifles, an' return again As from a (oyage rich with merchan'iJeF But she being mortal of that boy 'i' 'ie, An' for her sake : 'o rear up her boy, An' for her sake : will not part with him) <b) =ow long within this woo' inten' you stayE Cueen) Perchance till after TheseusD we''ing+'ay) :f you will patiently 'ance in our roun', An' see our moon+light re(els, go with usF :f not, shun me, an' : will spare your haunts) <b) Gi(e me that boy, an' :Dll go with thee) Cueen) >ot for thy Fairy king'om) A:.) /9&T) Cueen) Away, away, : will not stay, But fly from rage an' thee) ?ing) Begone, begone, *ouDll feel anon What Dtis to injure me) Cueen) Away, false manG /o all you can, : scorn your jealous rageG ?ing) We will not partF Take you my heartG Gi(e me your fa(ourite page) Cueen) :Dll keep my pageG ?ing) An' : my rageG >or shall you injure me) Cueen) Away, awayG : will not stay, But fly from rage an' thee) Both) Away, away, Lc) 4&Ae) Cueen, Lc) <b) Well, go thy wayF thou shalt not from this gro(e, Till : torment thee for this injury++ @y gentle Puck, come hitherThere is a flowDr, the herb : shewD' thee once, The juice of it on sleeping eyeli's lai', Will make a man or woman ma'ly 'oat 9pon the neAt li(e creature that it sees) Fetch me that herb, an' be thou here again

&re the le(iathan can swim a league) Puck) :Dll put a gir'le roun' about the earth :n forty minutes) 4&Ait) <b) =a(ing once this juice, :Dll watch Titania when she is asleep, An' 'rop the liIuor of it in her eyeF The neAt thing which she waking looks upon, Be it on bear, lion, wolf, bull, ape or monkey%, She shall pursue it with the soul of lo(eF An' ere : take this charm off from her sight, As : can take it with another herb%, :Dll make her ren'er up her page to me) 4&Ait)

S8&>& another part of the Woo') &nter Cueen of the Fairies, an' her Train) Cueen) 8ome, now a roun'el, an' a fairy song) A:.) 1' Fai) 8ome, follow, follow me, *e fairy &l(es that beF <Der tops of 'ewy grass, So nimbly 'o we pass, The young an' ten'er stalk >eDer ben's where we 'o walk)

S8&>& The Woo') Cueen) >ow, for the thir' part of a minute hence, Some to kill cankers in the musk+rose bu's, Some war with rear+mice for their leathern wings, To make my small &l(es coats- An' some keep back The clamorous owl, that nightly hoots, an' won'ers, At our Iueint spirits) Sing me now asleep, Then to your offices, an' let me rest) 4Goes to the Bower an' lies 'own) A:.) !st) Fai) *ou spotte' snakes with 'ouble tongue, Thorny he'ge+hogs, be not seen, >ewts an' blin'+worms, 'o no wrong, 8ome not near our fairy Cueen) Philomel with melo'y, Sing in your sweet lullaby, ,ulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby-

>e(er harm, nor spell, nor charm, 8ome our lo(ely ,a'y nigh, So goo' night with lullaby) ::) Wea(ing spi'ers come not hereF =ence, you long+legD' spinners, henceBeetles black approach not near, Worm nor snail 'o no offence) Philomel with melo'y, Lc) =ence awayG now all is wellF <ne aloof stan' centinel) 4&Aeunt Fairies) &nter <beron an' First Fairy) 4<beron sIueeses the 0uice of the Flower on the CueenDs &yes) <b) What thou seest when thou 'ost wake, /o it for thy true lo(e takeF ,o(e an' languish for his sakeF Be it ounce, or cat, or bear, Par', or boar with bristle' hair, :n thy eye what shall appear, When thou wakDst, it is thy 'earF Wake when some (ile thing is near) 4&Ait <b) A:.) !st Fai) Such the force of @agic PowDr, <f the juice of this small flower, :t shall jaun'ice so her sight, Foul shall be fair, an' black seem whiteF Then shall 'reams, an' all their train, Fill with Fantasies her brainF Then, no more her 'arling joy, SheDll resign her changeling boy) 4&Aeunt) &n' of the First Act)

A8T ::) S8&>& 8ontinues) &nter Cuince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snout an' Star(eling) The Cueen of Fairies lying asleep) Bot) Are we all metE Cuin) Pat, patG an' hereDs a mar(ellous con(enient place for our

rehearsal) This green plot shall be our stage, this hawthorn brake our tyring house, an' we will 'o it in action, as we will 'o it before the /uke) Bot) Peter Cuince) Cuin) What sayDst thou, Bully BottomE Bot) There are things in this 8ome'y of Pyramus an' Thisby, that will ne(er please) First, Pyramus must 'raw a swor' to kill himself, which the ,a'ies cannot abi'e) =ow answer you thatE Snout) ByDrlaken, a parlous fearG Star() : belie(e we must lea(e the killing out, when all is 'one) Bot) >ot a whitF : ha(e a 'e(ice to make all wellF write me a prologue, an' let the prologue seem to say, we will 'o no harm with our swor's, an' that Pyramus is not killD' in'ee'F an' for more better assurance tell them, that : Pyramus am not Pyramus, but Bottom the wea(er- this will put them out of fear) Cuin) Well, we will ha(e such a prologue, an' it shall be written in eight an' siA) Bot) >o, make it two moreF let it be written in eight an' eight) Snout) Will not the ,a'ies be afrai' of the ,ionE Star() : fear it, : promise you) Bot) @asters, you ought to consi'er with yoursel(esF to bring in, hea(en shiel' usG a ,ion among ,a'ies, is a most 'rea'ful thingF for there is not a more fearful wil'fowl than your ,ion, li(ingF an' we ought to look to it) Snout) Therefore another prologue must tell he is not a ,ion) Bot) >ay, you must name his name, an' half his face must be seen through the lionDs neckF an' he himself must speak through, saying thus, or to the same 'efect- ,a'ies, or fair ,a'ies, : woul' wish you, or : woul' reIuest you, or : woul' intreat you, not to fear, not to trembleF my life for yoursF if you think : come hither as a lion, it were pity of my lifeF no, : am no such thingF : am a man as other men areF an' there in'ee' let him name his name, an' tell them plainly, =e is Snug the 0oiner) Cuin) Well, it shall be soF but there is two har' things, that is, to bring the moon+light into a chamberF for you know Pyramus an' Thisby met by moon+light) Snug) /oth the moon shine that night we play our playE Bot) A kalen'ar, a kalen'arG look into the almanackF fin' out moon+shine, fin' out moon+shine) Cuin) *es, it 'oth shine that night) Bot) Why then may you lea(e a casement of the great chamber win'ow,

where we play, open, an' the moon may shine in at the casement) Cuin) Ay, or else one must come in with a bush of throns an' a lanthernF an' say he comes to 'isfigure or to present the person of moon+shine) Then there is another thingF we must ha(e a wall in the great chamber, for Pyramus an' Thisby says the story% 'i' talk through the chink of a wall) Snug) *ou can ne(er bring in a wall) What say you, BottomE Bot) Some man or other must present wallF an' let him ha(e some plaster, or some loome, or some rough+cast, about him, to signify wall- <r let him hol' his fingers thus, an' through the cranny shall Pyramus an' Thisby whisper) Cuin) :f that may be, then all is well) 8ome, sit 'own e(ery motherDs son, an' rehearse your parts) Pyramus, you beginF an' when you ha(e spoken your speech, enter into that brake, an' so e(ery one accor'ing to his cue) &nter Puck) Puck) What hempen homespuns ha(e we swaggering here, so near the cra'le of the Fairy CueenE What, a play towDr'F :Dll be an au'itorF An actor too, perhaps, if : see cause) Cuin) Speak, Pyramus) Thisby, stan' forth) Pyr) Thisby, the flower of o'ious sa(ours sweet) Cuin) <'ours, o'ours) Pyr) <'ours sa(ours sweetF So 'oth thy breath, my 'earest Thisby 'earBut hark, a (oiceG Stay thou but here a while, An' by+an'+by : will to thee appear, Puck) A stranger Pyramus than eDer playD' hereG 4Asi'e) >ow for a storm to 'ri(e these patches hence) 4=e wa(es his wan')7 Thun'er an' ,ightning) Cuin) < monstrousG < strangeG We are haunte'Pray masters, fly masters, helpG 4&Aeunt 8lowns) Puck) :Dll follow you, :Dll lea' you about a roun', ThroD bog, throD bush, throD brake, throD briarF Sometimes a horse :Dll be, sometimes a houn', A hog, a hea'less bear, sometimes a fire, An' neigh, an' bark, an' grunt, an' roar, an' burn, ,ike horse, houn', hog, bear, fire, at e(ery turn) 4&Ait) &nter Bottom)

Bot) Why 'o they let a little thun'er frighten them awayE But : will not stir from this place, 'o what they can- : will walk up an' 'own here, an' : will sing, that they shall hear : am not afrai') 4Sings) A:.) The ousel+cock, so black of hue, With orange+tawny bill, The throstle, with his note so true, The wren with little Iuill) Cueen) What angel wakes me from my flowDry be'E Bot) Sings)% The finch, the sparrow, an' the lark, The plain+song cuckow grey, Whose note full many a man 'oth mark, An' 'ares not answer nay) Cueen) : pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again, @ine ear is much enamourD' of thy noteF So is mine eye enthralle' to thy shape, <n the first (iew to say, to swear, : lo(e thee) Bot) @ethinks, mistress, you shoul' ha(e little reason for thatF an' yet, to say the truth, reason an' lo(e keep little company together now+a+'ays) The more the pity, that some honest neighbours will not make them frien's) >ay : can gleek upon occasion) Cueen) Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful) Bot) >ot so neither- But if : ha' wit enough to get out of this woo', : ha(e enough to ser(e mine own turn) Cueen) <ut of this woo' 'o not 'esire to goF Thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no, : am a spirit of no common rateF The summer still 'oth ten' upon my state, An' : 'o lo(e theeF therefore go with me, :Dll gi(e thee Fairies to atten' on theeF An' they shall fetch thee jewels from the 'eep, An' sing, while thou on presse' flowDrs 'oth sleepF An' : will purge thy mortal grossness so, That thou shalt like an airy Spirit go) Peaseblossom, 8ob, @oth, @ustar'see'G &nter Peaseblossom, 8obweb, @oth, @ustar'see', Four Fairies) Pease) .ea'y) 8ob) An' :) @oth) An' :) @ust) An' :) Where shall we goE Cueen) Be kin' an' courteous to this GentlemanF =op in his walks, an' gambol in his eyesF

Fee' him with apricots an' 'ewberriesF With purple grapes, green figs, an' mulberriesF The honey+bags steal from the humble bees, An' for night+tapers, crop their waAen thighs, An' light them at the fiery glow+worms eyes, To ha(e my lo(e to+be', an' to arise>o' to him, &l(es, an' 'o him courtesies) Pease) =ail, mortal, hailG 8ob) =ailG @oth) =ailG Cueen) 8ome, wait upon him, lea' him to my bowDr) The moon, methinks, looks with a watry eye, An' when she weeps, weep e(Dry little flower, ,amenting some enforce' chastity) Tie up my lo(eDs tongue, bring him silently) 4&Aeunt)

S8&>& Another part of the Woo') &nter <beron) <b) : won'er if Titania be awakD'Then what it was that neAt came in her eye, Which she must 'oat on in eAtremityE &nter Puck) =ere comes my messengerG how now, ma' spriteG What night+rule now about this haunte' gro(eE Puck) @y mistress with a mortal is in lo(e) <b) This falls out well an' fortunate in truthF >ow to my Cueen, an' beg her :n'ian youthAn' then : will her charme' eye release From mortals (iew, an' all things shall be peace) Away, away, make no 'elay, We may effect this business yet ere 'ay) 4&Ait Puck) A:.) 9p an' 'own, up an' 'own, We will trip it up an' 'own) We will go through fiel' an' town, We will trip it up an' 'own) 4&Ait <beron)

S8&>& The Woo' an' Bower)

&nter Cueen of Fairies, BottomF Fairies atten'ing an' the ?ing behin' them) Cueen) 8ome, sit thee 'own upon this flowery be') Say wilt thou hear some music sweet 'o(e) Bot) : ha(e a reasonable goo' ear in music) /9&T) By !st an' 1' Fairy) Welcome, welcome to this place, Fa(orite of the Fairy CueenF Mephyrs, play aroun' his face, Wash, ye 'ews, his graceful mien) Pluck the wings from butterflies, To fan the moon+beams from his eyesF .oun' him in eternal spring Grashoppers an' crickets sing) By the spangle' starlight sheen, >atureDs joy he walks the greenF Sweet (oice, fine shape, an' graceful mien, Speak him thine, < Fairy CueenG Cueen) <r say, sweet lo(e, what thou 'esirDst to eat) : ha(e a (entrous Fairy that shall seek The sIuirrels hoar', an' fetch thee new nuts) Bot) : pray you, let none of your people stir meF : ha(e an eAposition of sleep come upon me) Cueen) Sleep thou, an' : will win' thee in my armsF Fairies begone, an' be always away) So 'oth the woo'bine the sweet honeysuckle Gently entwist) < how : lo(e theeG how : 'oat on theeG 4They sleep) &nter Puck, at one 'oor, <beron an' !st Fairy at another) <b) Welcome, goo' .obinG SeeDst thou this sweet sightE =er 'otage now : 'o begin to pityFor meeting her of late behin' the woo', : then 'i' ask of her her changeling chil', Which strait she ga(e meF wherefore :Dll un'o This hateful imperfection of her eyes4=e strokes her eyes with the flower) >ow, Fairy, sing the charm) A:.) !st Fai) Flower, of this purple 'ye, =it with cupi'Ds archery, Sink in apple of her eyeG When her lor' she 'oth espy, ,et him shine as gloriously As the Phoebus of the sky)

When thou wakDst, if he be by, Beg of him for reme'y) 4&Ait Fairy) >ow, my Titania, wake you, my sweet Iueen) Cueen) @y <beronG What (isions ha(e : seenG @ethought : was enamourD' of a mortal) <b) There lies your lo(e) Cueen) =ow came these things to passE < how mine eyes 'o loath this (isage nowG <b) Silence awhile) .obin, remo(e the man, An' you mean while, Titania, music call, An' strike more 'ea' than common 'eep his senses) Cueen) @usick, ho, musickG such as charmeth sleep) A:.) 1' Fai) <rpheus, with his lute, ma'e trees, An' the mountain tops that freeJe, Bow themsel(es when he 'i' sing, To his musick, plants an' flowers &(er spring, as sun an' showers There ha' ma'e a lasting spring) 4/uring this song the bo'y is remo(e') <b) 8ome, my Cueen, take han' with me, >ow thou an' : are new in amity) A:.) 1' Fai) Sigh no more, la'y, sigh no more Be not inconstant e(er, <ne foot on sea, an' one on shore, *ou can be happy ne(er) 4,ark sings) Puck) Fairy king, atten' an' mark, : 'o hear the morning lark) <b) Then, my Cueen, in silence sa', Trip we after the nightDs sha'e, We the globe can compass soon, Swifter than the wan'Dring moon) Cueen) 8ome, my lor', an' in our flight, Tell me, how it came this night, That : sleeping here was foun', With yon mortal on the groun') A /ance of Fairies) F:>:S)

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