306. The Fairy Queen

A Midsummer-Night's Dream

Act 2 Scene 3

Titania: Her fairies attending her.

Come now, a rounded 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 rere mice for their leathern wings,
To make my small elves coats, and some keep back
The clamerous owl that nightly hoots and wonders
At our quaint spirits. Sing me now asleep;
Then to your offices, and let me rest.

302. Sweet lullaby

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.
Philomele, 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.

...... Titania sleeps .....

	301. There sleeps Titania

Act 2 Scene 2

Oberon:

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,
Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine:
There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,
Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight.
And there the snake throws her enamelled skin,
Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in ...

Act 3 Scene 2

311. I wonder if Titania be awakened

304. Then, what it was that next came in her eye

Oberon

I wonder if Titania be awakened,
Then, what it was that next came in her eye,
Which she must dote on in extremity

	303. Will we sing and bless this place

Act 5 Scene 1

Oberon

Every elf and fairy sprite
Hop as light as bird from briar;
And this ditty after me
Sing, and dance it trippingly.

Titania

First rehearse your song by rote,
To each word a warbling note;
Hand in hand, with fairy grace,
Will we sing and bless this place.

The Song Fairies

Now, until the break of day,
Through this house each fair stray.
To the best bride-bed will we:
Which by us shall blessed be: