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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Be not afeard: the isle is full of...
Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices,
That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak'd,
I cried to dream again.

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  • by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act III, Scene 2 (Caliban) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
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