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Oberon the fairy king first appears in the old French Romance of Huon of
Bourdeaux , and is identical with Elberich the dwarf king of the German story of
Otnit in the Heldenbuch . The name Elberich , or as it appears in the
Nibelungenlied ...
Oberon the fairy king first appears in the old French Romance of Huon of
Bourdeaux , and is identical with Elberich the dwarf king of the German story of
Otnit in the Heldenbuch . The name Elberich , or as it appears in the
Nibelungenlied ...
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Oboram King of Fayeries ' is one of the characters in Greene ' s James the Fourth
, which was not printed till 1598 , but was of course written in or before 1592 . The
name Titania for the Queen of the Fairies appears to have been the invention ...
Oboram King of Fayeries ' is one of the characters in Greene ' s James the Fourth
, which was not printed till 1598 , but was of course written in or before 1592 . The
name Titania for the Queen of the Fairies appears to have been the invention ...
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134 ) , a book quoted in the Notes to King Lear : " And if that the bowle of curds ,
& creame were not duly set out for Robin good - fellow the Frier , & Sisse the
dairy - maide , to meete at hinch pinch , and laugh not , when the good wife was a
...
134 ) , a book quoted in the Notes to King Lear : " And if that the bowle of curds ,
& creame were not duly set out for Robin good - fellow the Frier , & Sisse the
dairy - maide , to meete at hinch pinch , and laugh not , when the good wife was a
...
Page xxi
On the 29th of September 1662 , Mr . Pepys having endured a period of
abstinence from drink and play - going , in accordance with a vow which came to
an end on that day , rewarded his constancy by going to the King ' s Theatre ,
where , he ...
On the 29th of September 1662 , Mr . Pepys having endured a period of
abstinence from drink and play - going , in accordance with a vow which came to
an end on that day , rewarded his constancy by going to the King ' s Theatre ,
where , he ...
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HELENA , in love with Demetrius OBERON , king of the fairies . TITANIA , queen
of the fairies . PUCK , or Robin Goodfellow . PEASEBLOSSOM , COBWEB ,
fairies . MOTH , MUSTARDSEED , ) Other fairies attending their King and Queen .
HELENA , in love with Demetrius OBERON , king of the fairies . TITANIA , queen
of the fairies . PUCK , or Robin Goodfellow . PEASEBLOSSOM , COBWEB ,
fairies . MOTH , MUSTARDSEED , ) Other fairies attending their King and Queen .
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| Title | Select Plays; A Midsummer Night's Dream Clarendon press series. English classics |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1879 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 147 pages |
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