ABSTRACT
AMidsummer.Night'sDream ThecolouroftheBerriesturnde,sheewasuncertainewhither Itwerethetreeatwhichtheybothagreedtomeetetogither. Whileinthisdoubtfullstoundeshestood,sheecasthireyeaside Andtherebeweltredinhisbloudhirloversheespide Liesprawlingwithhisdyinglimmes:atwhichshestartedbacke, AndlookedpaleasanyBox,ashuddringthroughhirstracke, EvenliketheSeawhichsodenlywithwhissingnoysedothmove,} Whenwithalittleblastofwindeitisbuttouchtabove. Butwhenapprochingnearerhimsheknewitwashirlove, Shebeatehirbrest,sheshriekedout,shetarehirgoldenheares, Andtakinghimbetweenehirarmesdidwashhiswoundswith
teares. Shemeynthirweepingwithhisbloud,andkissingallhisface (Whichnowbecameascoldeasyse)shecrideinwofullcase AlaswhatchauncemyPyramushathpartedtheeandmee? Makeaunswere0myPyramus:ItisthyThisb,evenshee Whomethoudostelovemostheartelythatspeakethuntothee. Giveeareandraysethyheavieheade.HehearingThisbesname, Liftuphisdyingeyes,andhavingscenehirclosdethesame. Butwhensheknewhirmantlethereandsawhisscabberdlie Withouttheswoorde:Unhappymanthylovehathmadetheedie: Thylove(shesaid)hathmadetheesleathyselfe.Thishandofmine Isstronginoughtodoethelike.Myloveno}essethanthine Shallgivemeforcetoworkemywound.Iwillpursuethedead. Andwretchedwom""tlnasIam,itshallofmebesed ThatlikeasofthydeathIwastheonlycauseandblame, SoamIthycompanionekeandpartnerinthesame. Fordeathwhichonlycouldealasasunderpartustwaine, Shallneversodisseverusbutwewillmeeteagaine. AndyoutheParentesofusboth,mostwretchedfolkealyve, LetthisrequestthatIshallmakeinbothournamesbylive, Entreateyoutopermitthatwewhomechasteandstedfastlove Andwhomeevendeathhathjoyndeinone,mayasitdothbehove Inonegravebetogetherlayd.Andthouunhappietree Whichshroudestnowthecorseofone,andshaltanonthroughmee Shroudetwo,ofthissameslaughterholdethesickersignesfor}
ay. Blackebethecolourofthyfruiteandmourninglikealway, Suchasthemurderofustwainemayevermorebewray. Thissaid,shetooketheswordyetwarmewithslaughterofhirlove Andsettingitbeneathhirbrest,didtoohirheartitshove. HirprayerwiththeGodsandwiththeirParentestookeeffect. Forwhenthefruteisthroughlyripe,theBerrieisbespect
Metamorphoses With colour tending to a blacke. And that which after fire Remained, rested in one Tumbe as Thisbe did desire.
