The fhallow'ft thick-skin of that barren fort, Anon, his Thißbe must be answered, And forth my minnock comes: when they him fpy, And, at our stamp, here o'er and o er one falls; Their fenfe thus weak, loft with their fears thus ftrong, [catch. Some, fleeves; fome hats; from yielders all things Ob. This falls out better than I could devife. Puck. I took him fleeping; that is finish'd too; And the Athenian woman by his fide, That when he wakes, of force the must be ey'd. SCENE V. Enter Demetrius and Hermia. Ob. Stand clofe, this is the fame Athenian. Puck. This is the woman, but not this the man. Dem. O, why rebuke you him that loves you fo? Lay breath fo bitter on your bitter foe Her. Now I but chide, but I fhould ufe thee worse; Being o'er fhoes in blood, plunge in the deep, The fun was not fo true unto the day, As he to me. Would he have stol'n away VOL. I. M From From fleeping Hermia? I'll believe as foon, This whole earth may be bor'd; and that the moon It cannot be but thou haft murther'd him ; Dem. So fhould the murther'd look; and fo fhould I, Her. What's this to my iyfander? where is he? Ah, good Demetrius, wilt thou give him me? Dem. I'ad rather give this carcase to the hounds. Her. Out, dog! out, cur! thou driv'st me past the bounds Of maiden's patience. Haft thou flain him, then? Durft thou have look'd upon him, being awake? Dem You spend your paffion on a mifpris'd mood; I am not guilty of Lyfander's blood; Nor is he dead, for aught that I can tell. Her. I pray thee, tell me then that he is well. get therefore? [Exit. Dem There is no following her in this fierce vein; Here, therefore, for a while I will remain : For debt, that bankrupt fleep doth forrow owe; Some true love turn'd, and not a falfe turn'd true. Puck. Puck. Then fate o'er-rules, that, one man holding A million fail, confounding oath on oath. [troth, Ob. About the wood go fwifter than the wind, And Helena of Athens fee thou find. All fancy-fick fhe is, and pale of chear, With fighs of love, that coft the fresh blood dear; Ob. Flower of this purple dye, Hit with Cupid's archery, Sink in apple of his eye! When thou wak'ft, if the be by, Enter Puck. go; Puck. Captain of our Fairy band, Helena is here at hand, And the youth, miftook by me, Pleading for a lover's fee. Shall we their fond pageant fee? Lord, what fools thefe mortals be! Ob. Stand afide: the noife, they make, Will caufe Demetrius to awake. Puck. Then will two at once woo one; That must needs be fport alone, And thofe things do beft please me, That befal prepoft'rously. [Exit. SCENE VI. Enter Lyfander and Helena. L. Why fhould you think that I fhould woo in fcorn? Look, when, I vow, I weep; and vows fo born, How can these things in me feem fcorn to you. M 2 Thefe 1 Thefe vows are Hermia's: will you give her o'er ? Lyf I had no judgment when to her I fwore. To what, my love, fhall I compare thine eyne ? Thy lips, thofe kiffing cherries, tempting grow To vow and fwear, and fuperpraise my parts, And now both rivals to mock Helena. Hel. Never did mockers wafte more idle breath. Dem. Lyfander, keep thy Hermia, I will none; If e'er I lov'd her, all that love is gone. My My heart to her but as gueft-wise fojourn'd; And now to Helen it is home return'd, There ever to remain. Lyf. It is not fo. Dem. Difparage not the faith thou doft not know, Left to thy peril thou abide it dear. Look where thy love comes, yonder is thy dear. SCENE VII. Enter Hermia. Her. Dark night, that from the eye his function takes, The ear more quick of apprehenfion makes: Wherein it doth impair the feeing sense, It pays the hearing double recompence. Thou art not by mine eye, Lyfander, found; Mine ear, I thank it, brought me to thy found. But why unkindly didit thou leave me fo? Lyf. Why fhould he ftay, whom love doth prefs to go? Her. What love could prefs Lyfander from my fide? Lyf. Lyfander's love, that would not let him 'bide, Fair Helena; who more engilds the night, Than all yon fiery O's and eyes of light. Why feek'st thou me? could not this make thee know, Her. You speak not as you think; it cannot be. Now I perceive they have conjoin'd all three, Have you confpir'd, have you with thefe contriv'd Is all the counfel that we two have fhar'd, The fifters vows, the hours that we have spent, But |