of Romeo and Iuliet.
392And then dreames he of
smelling out a
sute,
530393And
sometime comes
she with a tithe pigs taile,
531394Tickling a Par
sons no
se that lies a
sleepe,
395And then dreames he of another bene
fice
: 532396Sometime
she gallops ore a
souldiers no
se,
533397And then dreames he of cutting forraine throats,
534398Of breaches ambu
scados, countermines,
399Of healthes
fiue fadome deepe, and then anon
535400Drums in his eare
: at which he
startes and wakes,
536401And
sweares a Praier or two and
sleepes againe.
541402This is that Mab that makes maids lie on their backes,
543403And proues them women of good cariage.
537404This is the verie Mab that plats the manes of Hor
ses in
(the night, 538405And plats the Elfelocks in foule
slutti
sh haire,
539406Which once vntangled much mi
sfortune breedes.
545407Rom: Peace, peace, thou talk
st of nothing.
547408Mer: True I talke of dreames,
548409Which are the Chi dren of an idle braine,
549410Begot of nothing but vaine fanta
sie,
550411Which is as thinne a
sub
stance as the aire,
551412And more incon
stant than the winde,
413Which wooes euen now the
frosē bowels of the north,
553414And being angred pu
ffes away in ha
ste,
554415Turning his face to the dew-dropping
south.
555416Ben: Come, come, this winde doth blow vs from our
(selues. 556417Supper is done and we
shall come too late.
557418Ro: I feare too earlie, for my minde mi
sgiues
558419Some con
sequence is hanging in the
stars,
559420Which bitterly begins his fearefull date
560421With this nights reuels, and expiers the terme
561422Of a di
spi
sed life, clo
sde in this brea
st,
562423By
some vntimelie forfet of vile death
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