A Midsommer nightes dreame.
788763O, that a Ladie, of one man refus'd,
789764Should, of another, therefore be abus'd!
Exit. 790765Lys. She
sees not
Hermia.
Hermia,
sleepe thou there,
791766And neuer mai
st thou come
Lysander neere.
792767For, as a
surfet of the
sweete
st things
793768The deepe
st loathing, to the
stomacke bringes:
794769Or, as the here
sies, that men doe leaue,
795770Are hated mo
st of tho
se they did deceiue:
796771So thou, my
surfet, and my here
sie,
797772Of all bee hated; but the mo
st, of mee:
798773And all my powers addre
sse your loue and might,
799774To honour
Helen, and to be her knight.
Exit. 800775Her. Helpe mee
Lysander, helpe mee: do thy be
st 801776To pluck this crawling
serpent, from my bre
st.
802777Ay mee, for pittie. What a dreame was here?
803778Lysander looke, how I doe quake with feare.
804779Me thoughr, a
serpent eate my heart away,
805780And you
sate
smiling at his cruell pray.
806781Lysander what, remou'd?
Lysander, Lord,
807782What, out of hearing, gon? No
sound, no word?
808783Alacke where are you? Speake, and if you heare:
809784Speake, of all loues. I
swoune almo
st with feare.
810785No, then I well perceiue, you are not ny:
811786Either death, or you, Ile
finde immediately.
Exit. 815789Quin. Pat, pat: and heres a maruailes conuenient place,
816790for our rehear
sall. This greene plot
shall be our
stage, this
817791hauthorne brake our tyring hou
se, and wee will doe it in
818792a
ction, as wee will doe it before the Duke.
820794Quin. What
saie
st thou, bully,
Bottom?
821795Bot. There are things in this Comedy, of
Pyramus and
822796Thisby, that will neuer plea
se. Fir
st,
Pyramus mu
st draw
823797a
sworde, to kill him
selfe; which the Ladies cannot abide.
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