Nature
Over Hill, Over Dale
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire,
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moon's sphere;
And I serve the fairy queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green.
The cowslips tall her pensioners be;
In their gold coats spots you see,
Those be rubies, fairy favours,
In those freckles live their savours:
I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.
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Shakespeare, William. “Over Hill, Over Dale.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/191/.
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Shakespeare, William. “Over Hill, Over Dale.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/191/.
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