The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere . ? where are these hearts ? QuiN. Bottom !—0 most courageous day! O most happy hour! BoT. Masters, I am, to discourse wonders: but ask me not what; for if I tellyou I am no true Athenian. I will tell you everything, right^ as it fell out. QuiN. Let us hear, sweet Bottom. BoT. Not a word of me. KW that I will tell 3^ou is, that the duke hath dined:Get your apparel together; good strings to your beards, new ribbons to yourpumps; meet presently at the palace; every mau look oer his part; for,the short and the long is, our play is
The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere . ? where are these hearts ? QuiN. Bottom !—0 most courageous day! O most happy hour! BoT. Masters, I am, to discourse wonders: but ask me not what; for if I tellyou I am no true Athenian. I will tell you everything, right^ as it fell out. QuiN. Let us hear, sweet Bottom. BoT. Not a word of me. KW that I will tell 3^ou is, that the duke hath dined:Get your apparel together; good strings to your beards, new ribbons to yourpumps; meet presently at the palace; every mau look oer his part; for,the short and the long is, our play is preferred. In any case, let Thisbyhave clean linen; and let not him that plays the lioia pare his nails, for theyshall hang out for the lions claws. And, most dear actors, eat no onions,nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath; and I do not doubt but to hearthem say it is a sweet comedy. No more words ; away ; go, away. [Exeunt. Right is omitted in the folio. Preferred—not in tlie sense of chosen in preference—but offered—as a suit is preferred. -i-r-. / ^>;t^/.i->,->, °- [_Bottovi awahing.] r^ I . ^]W^%iS £4^ ^^
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