WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Fairy L,and

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|VER hill, over dale,

Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale,

Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moone'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 those freckles live their savours: I must go seek some dew-drops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.

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U spotted snakes with double tongue, Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen ; Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong ; Come not near our fairy queen.

Philomel, with melody, Sing in our sweet lullaby; Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby!

Never harm,

Nor spell nor charm, Come our lovely lady nigh ; So, good night, with lullaby.

Weaving spiders, come not here ;

Hence, you long-legg'd spinners, hence !

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