Of thy misprision must perforce ensue
Some true-love turn'd, and not a false turn'd true.
Puck. Then fate o'er-rules, that, one man holding troth,92
A million fail, confounding oath on oath.
Obe. About the wood go swifter than the wind,
And Helena of Athens look thou find:
All fancy-sick she is, and pale of cheer96
With sighs of love, that costs the fresh blood dear.
By some illusion see thou bring her here:
I'll charm his eyes against she do appear.
Puck. I go, I go; look how I go;100
Swifter than arrow from the Tartar's bow.Exit.
Puck.Obe. Flower of this purple dye,
Puck. Hit with Cupid's archery,
Puck. Sink in apple of his eye.104
Puck. When his love he doth espy,
Puck. Let her shine as gloriously
Puck. As the Venus of the sky.
Puck. When thou wak'st, if she be by,108
Puck. Beg of her for remedy.
Enter Puck.
Puck. Captain of our fairy band,
Puck. Helena is here at hand,
Puck. And the youth, mistook by me,112
Puck. Pleading for a lover's fee.
Puck. Shall we their fond pageant see?
Puck. Lord, what fools these mortals be!
Puck.Obe. Stand aside: the noise they make116
Puck. Will cause Demetrius to awake.
Puck. Then will two at once woo one;
90 misprision: mistake
96 cheer: face
97 costs . . . dear; cf. n.
99 against: in expectation of the time when
