A Midsummer Night's Dream (Quarto 1, 1600)

 A Midsommer nightes dreame.
 21732085To sweepe the dust, behinde the dore.
 21742086Enter King and Queene of Fairies, with all their traine.
 21752087Ob. Through the house giue glimmering light,
 21762088By the dead and drowsie fier,
 21772089Euery Elfe and Fairy spright,
 21782090Hop as light as birde from brier,
 21792091And this dittie after mee, Sing, and daunce it trippingly.
 21802092Tita. First rehearse your song by rote,
 21812093To each word a warbling note.
 21822094Hand in hand, with Fairy grace,
 21832095Will we sing and blesse this place.
 21852096Ob. Now, vntill the breake of day,
 21862097Through this house, each Fairy stray.
 21872098To the best bride bed will wee:
 21882099Which by vs shall blessed be:
 21892100And the issue, there create,
 21902101Euer shall be fortunate:
 21912102So shall all the couples three
 21922103Euer true in louing be:
 21932104And the blots of natures hand
 21942105Shall not in their issue stand.
 21952106Neuer mole, hare-lippe, nor scarre,
 21962107Nor marke prodigious, such as are
 21972108Despised in natiuitie,
 21982109Shall vpon their children be.
 21992110With this field deaw consecrate,
 22002111Euery Fairy take his gate,
 22012112And each seuerall chamber blesse,
 22022113Through this palace, with sweete peace,
 22032114Euer shall in safety rest,
 22042115And the owner of it blest.
 22052116Trippe away: make no stay:
 22062117Meete me all, by breake of day.  Exeunt.
 22072118Robin. If we shadowes haue offended,
 22082119Thinke but this (and all is mended)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Quarto 1, 1600)