by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
I know a bank whereon the wild thyme...
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I know a bank whereon 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 some time of the night, Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight. And there the snake throws her enameled skin, Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in.
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- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II, Scene 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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