George Sewell [1723–5], The works of Shakespear in six [seven] volumes. Collated and Corrected by the former Editions, By Mr. Pope ([Vol. 7] Printed by J. Darby, for A. Bettesworth [and] F. Fayram [etc.], London) [word count] [S11101].
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SCENE V.
Enter Queen of fairies, with her train.
Queen.
Come, now a roundel, and a Fairy song:
Then for the third part of a minute hence,
Some to kill cankers in the musk-rose buds,
Some war with rear-mice for their leathern wings,
To make my small elves coats: and some keep back
The clamorous owl, that nightly hoots, and wonders
At our queint spirits. Sing me now asleep,
Then to your offices, and let me rest.
Fairies. sing.
You spotted snakes with double tongue,
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen,
Newts and blind worms, do no wrong,
Come not near our fairy Queen.
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Philomel with melody,
Sing in your sweet lullaby,
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby:
Never harm, nor spell nor charm,
Come our lovely lady nigh,
So good night with lullaby.
2 Fairy.
Weaving spiders come not here;
Hence you long-leg'd spinners, hence:
Beetles black approach not near,
Worm nor snail do no offence.
Philomel with melody, &c.
1 Fairy.
Hence away; now all is well:
One aloof stand Centinel.
[Exeunt Fairies.
Enter Oberon.
Ob.
What thou seest when thou dost wake,
Do it for thy true love take,
Love and languish for his sake;
Be it ounce, or cat, or bear,
Pard, or boar with bristled hair,
In thy eye what shall appear,
When thou wak'st, it is thy dear;
Wake when some vile thing is near.
[Exit Oberon.
George Sewell [1723–5], The works of Shakespear in six [seven] volumes. Collated and Corrected by the former Editions, By Mr. Pope ([Vol. 7] Printed by J. Darby, for A. Bettesworth [and] F. Fayram [etc.], London) [word count] [S11101].
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