That the rude sea grew civil at her song; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, Obe. That very time I saw (but thou couldst not), And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell: Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound- Fetch me that flower; the herb I shew'd thee once; Will make or man or woman madly dote Fetch me this herb; and be thou here again Puck. I'll put a girdle round about the earth Obe. [Exit PUCK. Having once this juice, I'll make her render up her page to me. Enter DEMETRIUS, HELENA following him. Dem. I love thee not, therefore pursue me not. Where is Lysander and fair Hermia? The one I'll slay, the other slayeth me. 14 Thou told'st me they were stol'n into this wood, Hel. You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant ; Dem. Do I entice you? Do I speak you fair? Tell you—I do not nor I cannot love you ? Hel. And even for that do I love you the more. The more you beat me, I will fawn on you: What worser place can I beg in your love (And yet a place of high respect with me), Than to be used as you use your dog? Dem. Tempt not too much the hatred of my spirit; For I am sick when I do look on thee. Hel. And I am sick when I look not on you. Dem. You do impeach your modesty too much, To leave the city, and commit yourself Into the hands of one that loves you not; To trust the opportunity of night, And the ill counsel of a desert place, Hel. Your virtue is my privilege for that. When all the world is here to look on me? Dem. I'll run from thee, and hide me in the brakes, Hel. The wildest hath not such a heart as you. Dem. I will not stay thy questions; let me go : But I shall do thee mischief in the wood. Hel. Ay, in the temple, in the town, the field, We should be woo'd, and were not made to woo. [Exeunt DEMETRIUS and HELENA. Obe. Fare thee well, nymph: ere he do leave this grove, Thou shalt fly him, and he shall seek thy love. Re-enter PUCK. Hast thou the flower there, welcome wanderer? Puck. Ay, here it is.16 Obe. I pray thee, give it me. I know a bank whereon the wild-thyme blows, Where ox-lips 17 and the nodding violet grows; And with the juice of this I'll streak her eyes, Take thou some of it, and seek through this grove. With a disdainful youth: anoint his eyes; [Exeunt. SCENE II.—Another part of the Wood. Enter TITANIA, with her train. Tita. Come, now a roundel,19 and a fairy song; SONG. I. First Fairy. You spotted snakes, with double tongue, Newts and blindworms do no wrong; CHORUS. Philomel, with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby; Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby: Come our lovely lady nigh; So, good-night, with lullaby! II. Second Fairy. Weaving spiders, come not here; Hence, you long-legg'd spinners, hence: CHORUS. Philomel, with melody, &c. Second Fairy. Hence, away! now all is well! Obe. One, aloof, stand sentinel. [Exeunt Fairies. TITANIA sleeps. Enter OBERON. What thou see'st, when thou dost wake, [Squeezes the flower on TITANIA's eyelids. Do it for thy true-love take; Love and languish for his sake: [Exit. |