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Demetrius, Lines 137-144
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Act 3,
Scene 2
Lines 137-144

A performance of lines 137-144 by Demetrius in Act 3, Scene 2 of myShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Demetrius

O Helen, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine!
To what, my love, shall I compare thine eyne?
Crystal is muddy. O, how ripe in show
Thy lips, those kissing cherries, tempting grow!
That pure congealèd white, high Taurus’ snow
Fanned with the eastern wind, turns to a crow
When thou hold'st up thy hand. O, let me kiss
This princess of pure white, this seal of bliss!