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Puck. How now, spirit! whither wander you?

Fai. Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green: The cowslips tall her pensioners be; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In their freckles live their savours: I must go seek some dew-drops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear. Farewell, thou lob of spirits: I'll be gone; Our queen and all her elves come here anon.

Puck. The king doth keep his revels here to-night. Take heed the queen come not within his sight; For Oberon is passing fell and wrath, Because that she as her attendant hath A lovely boy, stol'n from an Indian king; She never had so sweet a changeling;  Scene One S. d. at one door; cf. n. Robin Goodfellow; cf. n. 3 Thorough: through 4 pale: fence 7 moon's sphere; cf. n. 9 orbs; cf. n. 10 pensioners; cf. n. 12 favours: love-tokens 16 lob: bumpkin 17 anon: presently 20 passing fell: exceedingly angry wrath: wroth 23 changeling; cf. n. 