2928Against my childe, my daughter Hermia.

3130My noble Lord,

3231This man hath my consent to marry her.

3433And my gratious Duke,

3534This man hath bewitcht the bosome of my childe.

3635Thou, thou Lysander, thou hast giuen her rimes,

3736And interchang'd loue tokens with my childe:

3837Thou hast, by moone-light, at her windowe sung,

3938With faining voice, verses of faining loue,

4039And stolne the impression of her phantasie:

4140With bracelets of thy haire, rings, gawdes, conceites,

4241Knackes, trifles, nosegaies, sweete meates (messengers

4342Of strong preuailement in vnhardened youth)

4443With cunning hast thou filcht my daughters heart,

4544Turnd her obedience (which is due to mee)

4645To stubborne harshnesse. And, my gratious Duke,

4746Be it so, she will not here, before your Grace,

4847Consent to marry with Demetrius,

4948I beg the auncient priuiledge of Athens:

5049As she is mine, I may dispose of her:

5150Which shall be, either to this gentleman,

5251Or to her death; according to our lawe,

5352Immediatly prouided, in that case.

5453The. What say you, Hermia? Be aduis'd, faire maid.

5554To you, your father should be as a God:

5655One that compos'd your beauties: yea and one,

5756To whome you are but as a forme in wax,

5857By him imprinted, and within his power,

5958To leaue the figure, or disfigure it:

6059Demetrius is a worthy gentleman.

6160Her. So is Lisander. The. In himselfe he is:

6361But in this kinde, wanting your fathers voice,

6462The other must be held the worthier.