Come, trusty sword; Come, blade, my breast imbrue : And, farewell, friends; Thus Thisby ends: Adieu, adieu, adieu. 350 [Stabs herself. [Dies. The. Moonshine and Lion are left to bury the dead. Dem. Ay, and Wall too. Bot. [Starting up] No, I assure is down that parted their fathers. you; the wall Will it please you to see the epilogue, or to hear a Bergomask 360 dance between two of our company? The. No epilogue, I pray you; for your play needs no excuse. Never excuse; for when the players are all dead, there need none to be blamed. Marry, if he that writ it had played Pyramus and hanged himself in Thisbe's garter, it would have been a fine tragedy: and so it is, truly; and very notably discharged. But, come, your Bergomask : let your epilogue alone. [A dance. The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve: I fear we shall out-sleep the coming morn Enter PUCK. Puck. Now the hungry lion roars, [Exeunt. 370 360. Bergomask dance, a the province of Bergamo in North dance of rustics, or clowns, so called from the inhabitants of Italy, whom their neighbours credited with a peculiar rusticity. And the wolf behowls the moon; Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud, In remembrance of a shroud. That the graves all gaping wide, By the triple Hecate's team, To sweep the dust behind the door. Enter OBERON and TITANIA with their train. Obe. Through the house give glimmering light, Every elf and fairy sprite. Hop as light as bird from brier; And this ditty, after me, Sing, and dance it trippingly. Tita. First, rehearse your song by rote, Hand in hand, with fairy grace, [Song and dance. 380 390 400 team, the chariot of the diva triformis, Diana-Hecate-Phoebe. 394. frolic, jocund. 381. fordone, exhausted. 391. By the triple Hecate's Obe. Now, until the break of day, So shall all the couples three And the blots of Nature's hand Shall upon their children be. And each several chamber bless, Through this palace, with sweet peace; And the owner of it blest 430 420 Ever shall in safety rest. Trip away; make no stay; Meet me all by break of day. [Exeunt Oberon, Titania, and train. Puck. If we shadows have offended, 430 Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue, 440 419. prodigious, monstrous. 440. the serpent's tongue, hissing. We will make amends ere long ; So, good night unto you all. Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends. 444. give me your hands, applaud. [Exit. END OF VOL. I. |