From Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1595)

Theseus

Moonshine and Lion are left to bury the dead.

Demetrius

Ay, and Wall too.

Bottom

No, I assure you, the wall is down that parted their fathers. Will it please you to see the epilogue, or to hear a bergamask dance between two of our company?

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