Mythology & Folklore
Song: Nay, Nay, You Must Not Stay
From Oberon, the Fairy Prince
Mythology & Folklore
Nay, nay,
You must not stay,
Nor be weary yet;
This is no time to cast away;
Or for Faies so to forget
The virtue of their feet.
Knotty legs, and plants of clay,
Seek for ease, or love delay.
But with you it still should fare
As with the air of which you are.
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Codex Note
Sung by the Fairies to the masquers.
Cite this poem
MLA
Jonson, Ben. “Song: Nay, Nay, You Must Not Stay.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/285/.
Chicago
Jonson, Ben. “Song: Nay, Nay, You Must Not Stay.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/285/.
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