by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
The Owl Is Abroad See original
Language: English
The owl is abroad, the bat and the toad,
And so is the cat-a-mountain;
The ant and the mole sit both in a hole,
And frog peeps out o' the fountain.
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Composition:
- Set to music misattributed to Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695) and by John Christopher Smith (1712 - 1795), "The Owl Is Abroad", lines 1-4
Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "The Witches' Charms"
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , T. P. (Peter) Perrin
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 137