Mythology & Folklore
The Fairies
From Poems by the late George-Monck Berkeley (London, 1797)
Mythology & Folklore
HOUS'D within the cowslip's bell,
As the simple milk maids tell;
Shunning there the glare of day,
Fairies pass their hours away.
There they keep their mimic state;
There the fall of night await;
Then along their fav'rite hill,
Or beside some haunted rill.
Whilst around dull mortals sleep,
Mystic vigils there they keep,
With some wild fantastic rite
Greeting still the pow'r of night.
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MLA
Berkeley, George Monck. “The Fairies.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/berkeley_gm/28/.
Chicago
Berkeley, George Monck. “The Fairies.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/berkeley_gm/28/.
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