Obe. Thou seest, these lovers seek a place to fight: Hie therefore, Robin, overcast the night; As one come not within another's way. And from each other look thou lead them thus, And back to Athens shall the lovers wend, Whiles I in this affair do thee employ, I'll to my Queen, and beg her Indian boy; From monster's view, and all things shall be peace. Fuck. My fairy Lord, this must be done with haste; For night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast, And yonder shines Aurora's harbinger; At whose approach, ghosts, wandering here and there, Troop home to church-yards; damned spirits all, That in crossways and floods, have burial, Already to their wormy beds are gone; For fear lest day should look their shames upon, Obe. But we are spirits of another sort: I with the morning's love have oft made sport; And, like a forester, the groves may tread, Even till the eastern gate, all fiery red, Opening on Neptune with fair blessed beams, Turns into yellow gold his salt-green streams. But, notwithstanding, haste; make no delay: We may effect this business yet ere day. [Exit Obe. Puck. Up and down, up and down; I will lead them up and down: I am fear'd in field and town; Goblin, lead them up and down. Here comes one. Enter LYSANDER. Lys. Where art thou, proud Demetrius? speak thou now. Puck. Here, villain; drawn and ready. Where art thou? Lys. I will be with thee straight. Puck. Follow me then To plainer, ground. [Exit Lys. as following the voice. Enter DEMETRIUS. Dem. Lysander! speak again. Thou runaway, thou coward, art thon fled? Speak. In some bush? Where dost thou hide thy head? Puck. Thou coward, art thou bragging to the stars, Telling the bushes that thou look'st for wars, And wilt, not come? Come, recreant; come, thou child; I'll whip thee with a rod: He is defil'd, Dem. Yea; art thou there? Puck. Follow my voice; we'll try no manhood here. Re-enter LYSANDER. [Exeunt. Lys. He goes before me, and still dares me on: When I come where he calls, then he is gone. The villain is much lighter-heel'd, than 1: I follow'd fast, but faster he did fy; That fallen am I in dark nueven way, And here will rest me. Come, thou gentle day! [Lies down. For if but once thou show me thy grey light, I'll find Demetrius, and revenge this spite. Re-enter PUCK and DEMETRIUS. Puck. Ho, ho! ho, ho! Coward, why com'st thou not? Dem. Abide me, if thou dar'st; for well I wot, Thou runn'st before me, shifting every place; And dar'st not stand, nor look me in the face. Where art thou? Puck. Come hither; I am here. Dem. Nay, then thou mock'st me. Thou shalt buy this dear, If ever I thy face by daylight see: Now, go thy way. Faintness constraineth me To measure out my length on this cold bed. [Lies down and sleeps. Enter HELENA. Hel. O weary night, O long and tedious night,, Abate thy hours: shine, comforts, from the east; That I may back to Athens, by day-light, From these that my poor company detest: And, sleep, that sometime shuts up sorrow's eye, Steal me a while from mine own company. [Sleeps. Thus to make poor females mad. Enter HERMIA. Her. Never so weary, never so in woe, Bedabbled with the dew, and torn with briers; I can no further crawl, no further go; My legs can keep no pace with my desires. Here will I rest me, till the break of day. Heavens shield Lysander, if they mean a fray! [Lies down. Puck. On the ground Sleep sound: I'll apply To your eye, Gentle lover, remedy. [Squeezing the juice on LYSANDER's eye. When thou wak'st, Thou tak'st True delight Of thy former lady's eye: And the country proverb known, The man shall have his mare again, and all shall [Exit Puck. be well. DEM. HEL. etc. sleep.' ACT IV. SCENE I.. The same. Enter TITANIA and BOTTOM, Fairies attending; OBERON behind, unseen. Tita. Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy, And stick musk-roses in thy sleck smooth head, And kiss thy fair large ears, my gentle joy.. Bot. Where's Peas-blossom? Peas. Ready. Bet. Scratch my head, Peas-blossom. Where's Monsieur Cobweb? Cob. Ready. Bot. Monsieur Cobweb; good Monsieur, get your weapons in your hand, and kill me a red hip'd |