by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Out of this wood do not desire to go
Language: English
Titania Out of this wood do not desire to go. Thou shalt remain here whether thou wilt or no. I am a spirit of no common rate. The summer still doth tend upon my state, And I do love thee. Therefore go with me. I’ll give thee fairies to attend on thee, And they shall fetch thee jewels from the deep And sing while thou on pressèd flowers dost sleep. And I will purge thy mortal grossness so That thou shalt like an airy spirit go. — Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mote, and Mustardseed!
J. Bartlett sets lines 5-8
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- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by John Bartlett (b. 1949), "Midsummer Night’s Dream", 1977 [ voice and piano ]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 92