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... error with his212 might And make his eyeballs roll with wonted sight.213 When they next wake , all this derision Shall seem a dream , and fruitless vision ; And back to Athens shall the lovers wend , 214 With league215 whose date till ...
... error with his212 might And make his eyeballs roll with wonted sight.213 When they next wake , all this derision Shall seem a dream , and fruitless vision ; And back to Athens shall the lovers wend , 214 With league215 whose date till ...
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... within the cir- 230 cumference.135 STARVELING ( as MOONSHINE ) This lanthorn doth the hornéd moon present : Myself the Man i ' th ' Moon136 do seem to be . THESEUS This is the greatest error of all the rest 167 SCENE I ]
... within the cir- 230 cumference.135 STARVELING ( as MOONSHINE ) This lanthorn doth the hornéd moon present : Myself the Man i ' th ' Moon136 do seem to be . THESEUS This is the greatest error of all the rest 167 SCENE I ]
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William Shakespeare J. W. Lever. THESEUS This is the greatest error of all the rest ; the man should be put Into the lantern.137 How is it else the Man i ' th ' Moon ? DEMETRIUS He dares not come there for the candle ; for you see , it ...
William Shakespeare J. W. Lever. THESEUS This is the greatest error of all the rest ; the man should be put Into the lantern.137 How is it else the Man i ' th ' Moon ? DEMETRIUS He dares not come there for the candle ; for you see , it ...
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actors ancient Athenian Athens audience awake beautiful bird BOTTOM as PYRAMUS Bottom's characters Cupid dance Demetrius dote doth Duke Egeus Elizabethan elves Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair fairies fear flowers FLUTE as THISBE follow four lovers friends gentle give gleek goddess grow hast hate hath head hear heart Helena Hermia imagination kind ladies lion look lord lovers Lysander Lysander's magic maiden marry meaning Midsummer Night's Dream moon MOONSHINE Mustardseed never Nick Bottom night nine men's morris oath Oberon and Titania Peaseblossom person Peter Quince PHILOSTRATE play prologue Puck Pyramus and Thisbe quarrel Queen Quince's rehearse Robin Robin Goodfellow scene scorn Shakespeare shine sing sleep SNOUT SNUG song sound speak speech spirit STARVELING story sweet tears thee Theseus and Hippolyta thing Thisby Thisby's thou tongue troth true vows wakes wall wedding wild wood words young