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Folger Mysteries: February 2026

Can you spot the difference (other than differences in spelling) between this part of Midsummer Night’s Dream as printed in the 1600 Quarto and the 1623 First Folio?

A paragraph of printed text followed by a stage direction.
A midsommer nights dreame, William Shakespeare, 1600. Folger STC 22302, D3 recto.
A paragraph of printed text followed by a stage direction.
Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies, William Shakespeare, 1623. Folger STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68, leaf N4 verso (page 152).

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