Digital facsimile of the Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7
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Puck. An Asses nole I fixed on his head.
Puck. Anon his Thisbie must be answered,
Puck. And forth my Mimmick comes: when they him spie,
Puck. As Wilde‑geese, that the creeping Fowler eye,
Puck. Or russed‑pated choughes, many in sort
Puck. (Rising and cawing at the guns report)
Puck. Seuer themselues, and madly sweepe the skye:
Puck. So at his sight, away his fellowes flye,
Puck. And at our stampe, here ore and ore one fals;
Puck. He murther cries, and helpe from Athens cals.
Puck. Their sense thus weake, lost with their fears thus strong,
Puck. Made senselesse things begin to do them wrong.
Puck. For briars and thornes at their apparell snatch,
Puck. Some sleeues, some hats, from yeelders all things catch,
Puck. I led them on in this distracted feare,
Puck. And left sweete Piramus translated there:
Puck. When in that moment (so it came to passe)
Puck. Tytania waked, and straightway lou'd an Asse.
Ob. Ob.
Ob. This fals out better then I could deuise: