...grapes, green figs, and mulberries. The honey-bags steal from the humble bees, And for night-tapers crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery...butterflies, To fan the moon-beams from his sleeping eyes. If it should be thought, that Shakespeare has the merit of being the first who assigned proper employments...

...humble-bees, And, for night tapers, crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glow-worm's eyes, 5 To have my love to bed, and to arise; And pluck the...sleeping eyes: Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies. 1 J"'ai. Hail, mortal! Ufai. Hail! SFai. Hail! 4,fai. Hail! Hot. I cry your worships mercy, heartily.—I...

...grapes, green figs, and mulberries; The honey-bags steal from the humble-bees, And, for night-taper-i, crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glow-worm's eyes 43 . To have my love to bed, and to arise; And pluck ihe wings from painled bullerflies, To fan the...

...steal from the humble bees, And for night tapers crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fierv glow-worm's eyes, To have my love to bed, and to arise, And pluck the wings from pj'nited bu'terflius, To fan the moon-beams from his sleeping eyes." These are exquisite images, and...

...grapes, green figs, and mulberries ; The honey-bags steal from the humble bees, And for night-tapers crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery...wings from painted butterflies. To fan the moon-beams fiom his sleeping eyes ; Nod to him, elxes, and do him courtesies. Swiftness of Fairy's Mution. I go,...

...humble bees, And, for night tapers, crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glow-worms eyes, To have my love to bed, and to arise ; And pluck...eyes ; Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies." * The working of Oberon's enchantment on Titania, who " straightway lov'd an ass," and led him to "...

...waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glow-worm's eyes," To have my love to bed, and to ari«e ; And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan...sleeping eyes : Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies. 4 Fai. Where shall we go ? [7] Dtitbtrrift are gooittterriti, which are still so oiled in several puts...

...humble bees. And for night tapers crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glow worm's eyes, To have my love to bed, and to arise : And pluck...eyes ; Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies." The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage,...

...humble bees, And for night tapers crop their waxen thigh:, And light them at the fiery glow worm's eyes, To have my love to bed, and to arise : And pluck...sleeping eyes; Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies." The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage,...

...waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glow-worm's eyes, To have my love to bed, and to arise: i And pluck the wings from painted butterflies, To fan...sleeping eyes; Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies." The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage,...