PRIN. Was not that Hector? DUM. The worthy Knight of Troy. ARM. I will kiss thy royal finger, and take leave. I am KING. Call them forth quickly; we will do so. Re-enter HOLOFERNES, NATHANIEL, MOTH, CoStard, and others. This side is Hiems, Winter-this Ver, the Spring; the one maintain'd by the Owl, the other by the Cuckoo.— Ver, begin. ACT V Sc. II ACT V WINTER. When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the Shepherd blows his nail, And milk comes frozen home in pail, Tu-whit, tu-who-a merry note, When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the Parson's saw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Tu-whit, tu-who-a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. 900 910 ARM. The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo. You that way-we this way. 1 cool. [exeunt. OTHER FAIRIES ATTENDING THEIR KING AND QUEEN. ATTENDANTS ON THESEUS AND HIPPOLYTA. SCENE-Athens, and a Wood near Athens. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ACT I SCENE I. Athens. The DUKE's Palace. Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, and others. THE. Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour Draws on apace; four happy days bring in Another Moon: but, O, methinks, how slow This old Moon wanes! she lingers1 my desires, Like to a Step-dame, or a Dowager, Long withering out a young man's revenue. HIP. Four days will quickly steep themselves in night; And then the Moon, like to a silver bow IO The pale Companion is not for our pomp.3 [Exit PHIL. And won thy love, doing thee injuries; But I will wed thee in another key, Enter EGEUS and his Daughter HERMIA, with EGE. Happy be Theseus, our renowned Duke! THE. Thanks, good Egeus: what's the news with thee? EGE. Full of vexation come I, with complaint 1 draws out, holds over. 2 lively. 3 pageantry. ♦ processional shows. 157 20 989/1 |