Bottom the weaver ed by JO Halliwell Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Where I did him at this advantage take; An Asses Nose I fixed on his head, Anon his Thisby must be answered, And forth my mimick comes, when they him As Wild... more »-geese that the creeping Fowler Or russet-pated Choughs many in sort (Rising and cawing at the Guns report) Sever themselves, and madly sweep the Sky, So at his sight away his fellows fly; And at our stamp o're and o're one falls, He murther crys, and help from Athens calls. Their sense thus weak lost with their fear thus strong, Made senseless things begin to do them wrong. For Bryars and Thorns at their Apparel snatch Some Sleeves, some Hats, from Yielders all things catch. I led them on in this distracted fear, And left sweet Pyramus translated there. When in that moment, so it came to pass, Titania wak'd, and straight-way lov'd an Ass. [Exit. Ob. This fall out better then I could devise, I shall now be avenged upon my Queen: But see, she comes, lie stand aside. Enter Queen, Bottom, Fairies. Tita. Come, sit thee down upon this flowry While I thy amiable Cheeks do coy, And stick musk Roses on thy sleek smooth Head, And kiss thy fair large Ears, my gentle Joy. Bot. Where's Pease-blossom ? Peas. Ready. Bot. Scratch my head, Pease-blossom : Where's Monsieur Cobweb ? Cob. Ready. Bot. Monsieur Cobweb, good Monsieur, get your Weapons in your hand, and kill me a red humble Bee on the top of a Thistle ; E and good Monsieur, bring me the honey- bag. Do not fret your self too much in the action, Monsieur; and good Monsieur, have a care the honey-bag break not, I would be loath to have you o're-flown with a honey-bag, Signior. Where's Monsieur Mustard-seed'? Mus. Ready. Bot. Give me your newfe, Monsieur Mustard-seed. Pray leave your Courtesie, good Monsieur. Mus....« less