REFERENCES DESCRIPTIVE OF THE PLATES. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. I. TITANIA stealing the Indian boy. "A LOVELY boy, stol'n from an Indian king; She never had so sweet a changeling." ACT II. SCENE 1. "His mother was a vot'ress of my order: But she, being mortal, of that boy did die; ACT II. S. 2. II. The quarrel between OBERON and TITANIA. "OB. Why should Titania cross her Oberon? I do but beg a little changeling boy, To be my henchman. TIT. Not for thy kingdom.-Fairies, away! We shall chide downright, if I longer stay." ACT II. S. 2. "EGEUS. III. EGEUS before THESEUS. Full of vexation come I, with complaint Against my child, my daughter Hermia. This hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child. Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, ACT I. S. 1. IV. HELENA telling DEMETRIUS of HERMIA's flight with LYSANDER. "I will go tell him of fair Hermia's flight, Then to the wood will he Pursue her." ACT I. S. 1. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. 5 V. QUINCE arranging the play. "BOT. An I may hide my face, let me play Thisby too: I'll speak in a monstrous little voice: Thisne, Thisne! -Ah, Pyramus, my lover dear; thy Thisby dear! and lady dear! QUINCE. No, no; you must play Pyramus; and, Flute, you Thisby. Robin Starveling, the tailor! STARVE. Here. SNUG. Have you the lion's part written? Pray you if it be, give it me, for I am slow of study." ACT I. S. 2. VI. DEMETRIUS repulsing HELENA. "I love thee not, therefore pursue me not. ОВЕ. nymph, ere he do leave this grove, Thou shalt fly him, and he shall seek thy love." [PUCK is seen picking the flower for OBERON. ACT II. S. 2. |