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Work
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are treated as single work with 154 parts.
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the character name is "Poet."
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Midsummer Night's Dream
[I, 1] |
Egeus |
132 |
With duty and desire we follow you.
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2 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
[I, 2] |
Quince |
352 |
Some of your French crowns have no hair at all, and
then you will play bare-faced. But, masters, here
are your parts: and I am to entreat you, request
you and desire you, to con them by to-morrow night;
and meet me in the palace wood, a mile without the
town, by moonlight; there will we rehearse, for if
we meet in the city, we shall be dogged with
company, and our devices known. In the meantime I
will draw a bill of properties, such as our play
wants. I pray you, fail me not.
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3 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
[III, 1] |
Titania |
972 |
Out of this wood do not desire to go:
Thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no.
I am a spirit of no common rate;
The summer still doth tend upon my state;
And I do love thee: therefore, go with me;
I'll give thee fairies to attend on thee,
And they shall fetch thee jewels from the deep,
And sing while thou on pressed flowers dost sleep;
And I will purge thy mortal grossness so
That thou shalt like an airy spirit go.
Peaseblossom! Cobweb! Moth! and Mustardseed!
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4 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
[III, 1] |
Bottom |
1007 |
I shall desire you of more acquaintance, good Master
Cobweb: if I cut my finger, I shall make bold with
you. Your name, honest gentleman?
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5 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
[III, 1] |
Bottom |
1011 |
I pray you, commend me to Mistress Squash, your
mother, and to Master Peascod, your father. Good
Master Peaseblossom, I shall desire you of more
acquaintance too. Your name, I beseech you, sir?
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6 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
[III, 1] |
Bottom |
1016 |
Good Master Mustardseed, I know your patience well:
that same cowardly, giant-like ox-beef hath
devoured many a gentleman of your house: I promise
you your kindred had made my eyes water ere now. I
desire your more acquaintance, good Master
Mustardseed.
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7 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
[III, 2] |
Lysander |
1324 |
Ay, by my life;
And never did desire to see thee more.
Therefore be out of hope, of question, of doubt;
Be certain, nothing truer; 'tis no jest
That I do hate thee and love Helena.
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8 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
[IV, 1] |
Bottom |
1576 |
Truly, a peck of provender: I could munch your good
dry oats. Methinks I have a great desire to a bottle
of hay: good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
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Midsummer Night's Dream
[V, 1] |
Theseus |
2008 |
Would you desire lime and hair to speak better?
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