A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Original Classic Edition. Shakespeare William

But with thy braules thou hast disturb'd our sport. Therefore the Windes, piping to vs in vaine,

       As in reuenge, haue suck'd vp from the sea Contagious fogges: Which falling in the Land, Hath euerie petty Riuer made so proud,

       That they haue ouer-borne their Continents.

       The Oxe hath therefore stretch'd his yoake in vaine, The Ploughman lost his sweat, and the greene Corne Hath rotted, ere his youth attain'd a beard:

       The fold stands empty in the drowned field, And Crowes are fatted with the murrion flocke, The nine mens Morris is fild vp with mud,

       And the queint Mazes in the wanton greene, For lacke of tread are vndistinguishable.

       The humane mortals want their winter heere, No night is now with hymne or caroll blest; Therefore the Moone (the gouernesse of floods) Pale in her anger, washes all the aire;

       That Rheumaticke diseases doe abound. And through this distemperature, we see The seasons alter; hoared headed Frosts Fall in the fresh lap of the crimson Rose,

       And on old Hyems chinne and Icie crowne, An odorous Chaplet of sweet Sommer buds Is as in mockry set. The Spring, the Sommer, The childing Autumne, angry Winter change Their wonted Liueries, and the mazed world,

       By their increase, now knowes not which is which; And this same progeny of euills,

       Comes from our debate, from our dissention, We are their parents and originall

       Ober. Do you amend it then, it lies in you, Why should Titania crosse her Oberon?

       I do but beg a little changeling boy, To be my Henchman

       Qu. Set your heart at rest,

       The Fairy land buyes not the childe of me, His mother was a Votresse of my Order,

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       And in the spiced Indian aire, by night

       Full often hath she gossipt by my side,

       And sat with me on Neptunes yellow sands, Marking th' embarked traders on the flood, When we haue laught to see the sailes conceiue, And grow big bellied with the wanton winde: Which she with pretty and with swimming gate,

       Following (her wombe then rich with my yong squire)

       Would imitate, and saile vpon the Land,

       To fetch me trifles, and returne againe,

       As from a voyage, rich with merchandize. But she being mortall, of that boy did die, And for her sake I doe reare vp her boy, And for her sake I will not part with him

       Ob. How long within this wood intend you stay?

       Qu. Perchance till after Theseus wedding day.

       If you will patiently dance in our Round,

       And see our Moonelight reuels, goe with vs; If not, shun me and I will spare your haunts Ob. Giue me that boy, and I will goe with thee

       Qu. Not for thy Fairy Kingdome. Fairies away: We shall chide downe right, if I longer stay. Exeunt

       Ob. Wel, go thy way: thou shalt not from this groue, Till I torment thee for this iniury.

       My gentle Pucke come hither; thou remembrest