Shakespeare's Midsummer-night's dream

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...the sky. When thou wak'st, if she be by, Beg of her for remedy. Reenter Puck. "Of thy misprision," etc., i.e., the result of your mistake will necessarily be some true lover turned inconstant, and not a false lover turned true. Misprision means " neglect" or " mistake." Puck. Captain of our fairy band, Helena is here at hand; And the youth, mistook by me, Puck. Oberon. Pleading for a lover's fee. Shall we their fond pageant1 see? Lord, what fools these mortals bel Stand aside: the noise they make Will cause Demetrius to awake. Then will two at once woo one; That must needs be sport alone;2 And those things do best please me That befall preposterously. Enter Lysander and Helena. Lysander. Why should you think that I should woo in scorn? Scorn and derision never come in tears: Look, when I vow, I weep; and vows so born, In their nativity all truth appears. How can these things in me seem scorn to you, Bearing the badge of faith to prove them true? Helena. You do advance3 your cunning more and more. When truth kills truth, O devilish-holy fray! Tnese vows are Hermia's: will you give her o'er? Weigh oath with oath, and you will nothing weigh: Vour vows to her and me, put in two scales, Will even weigh, and both as light as tales.4 Lysander. I had no judgment when to her I swore. Helena. Nor none, in my mind, now you give her o'er. Lysander. Demetrius loves her, and he loves not you. Demetrius. Awaking O Helen, goddess, nymph, perfect divine! To what, my love, shall I compare thine eyne? Crystal is muddy. O, how ripe in show Thy lips, those kissing cherries, tempting grow! l " Fond pageant," i.e., foolish display. 2 Beyond all comparison. Exhibit. 4 Fairy tales. That pure congealed white, high Taurus'1 snow, Fann'd with th...