David Garrick

A Fairy Tale in Two Acts Taken from Shakespeare David Garrick

Book Excerpt: ...on the Queen's Eyes. Ob. What thou seest when thou dost wake, Do it for thy true love take; Love and languish for his sake; Be it ounce, or cat, or bear, Pard, or boar with bristled hair, In thy eye what shall appear, When thou wak'st, it is thy dear; Wake when some vile thing is near. [Exit Ob. AIR.1st Fai. Such the force of Magic Pow'r, Of the juice of this small flower, It shall jaundice so her sight, Foul shall be fair, and black seem white; Then shall dreams, and all their train, Fill with Fantasies her brain; Then, no more her darling joy, She'll resign her changeling boy.[Exeunt. End of the First Act. ACT II. SCENE Continues. Enter Quince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snout and Starveling. The Queen of Fairies lying asleep. Bot. Are we all met?Quin. Pat, pat! and here's a marvellous convenient place for our rehearsal. This green plot