Anonymous · published 1600 · first performed or written 1600 [1599-1600] (Annals) pastoral; romance · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T55 Fairies, fairy queens and enchanted desi · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T55: fairy, fairies, oberon, mopsus, queen, land, grace, babylon, mab, thestylis.
Will you have any music Sir? Will you have any fine music? Most dainty music? We must set a face on't now, there's no flying. No Sir: we are very merry I thank you. O but you shall Sir. No, I pray you save your labour. O Sir, it shall not cost you a penny. Where be your Fiddles? You shall have most dainty Instruments Sir. I pray you, what might I call you? My name is Penny. I am sorry I cannot purse you. I pray you sir, what might I call you? My name is Cricket. I would I were a Chimney for your sake. I pray you, you pretty little fellow, what's your name? My name is little, little Prick. Little, little Prick? o you are a dangerous Fairy, And fright all the little wenches in the Country, Out of their beds. I care not whose hand I were in, so I were out of yours. I do come about the cops, Leaping upon flowers tops: Then I get upon a fly, She carries me above the sky: And trip and go. When a dew drop falleth down, And doth light upon my crown, Than I shake my head and skip: And about I trip. When I feel a girl asleep, Underneath her frock I peep, There to sport, and there I play, Than I bite her like a flea: And about I skip. ay, I thought where I should have you. willt please you dance fir? Indeed sir, I cannot handle my legs. O you must needs dance and sing: Which if you refuse to do, We will pinch you black and blue. And about we go. Round about, round about, in a fine Ring a: Thus we dance, thus we dance, and thus we sing a. Trip and go, to and fro, over this Green a: All about, in and out, for our brave Queen a. Round about, round about, in a fine Ring a: Thus we dance, thus we dance, and thus we sing a. Trip and go, to and fro, over this Green a: All about, in and out, for our brave Queen a. We have danced round about, in a fine Ring a: We have danced lustily, and thus we sing a. All about, in and out, over this Green a: to and fro, trip and go, to our brave Queen a. No no great Phoebus, this your silence tends. To hide your grief from knowledge of your friends, Who if they knew the cause in each respect, Would show their utmost skill to cure th'effect. Good Ladies, your conceits in judgement err, Because you see me dampish, you refer The reason to some secret grief of mine: But you have seen me melancholy many a time, Perhaps it is the glowing weather now, That makes me seem so ill at ease to you.
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Will you haue any muſick Sir? Will you haue any fine muſicke? Moſt daintie muſicke? We muſt ſet a face on't now, theres no flying▪ No Sir: we are very merry I thanke you. O but you ſhall Sir. No, I pray you ſaue your labour. O Sir, it ſhall not coſt you a penny. Where be your Fiddles? You ſhall haue moſt daintie Inſtruments Sir. I pray you, what might I call you? My name is Penny. I am ſory I cannot purſe you. I pray you ſir, what might I call you? My name is Cricket. I would I were a Chimney for your ſake. I pray you, you prettie litle fellow, whats your name? My name is litttle, little Pricke. Little, little Pricke? ô you are a daungerous Fayrie, And fright all the little wenches in the Country, Out of their beds. I care not whoſe hand I were in, ſo I were out of yours. I do come about the coppes, Leaping vpon flowers toppes: Then I get vpon a flie, Shee carries me aboue the skie: And trip and goe. When a deawe drop falleth downe, And doth light vpon my crowne, Then I ſhake my head and skip: And about I trip. When I feele a gyrle a ſleepe, Vnderneath her frock I peepe, There to ſport, and there I play, Then I byte her like a flea: And about I skip. I, I thought where I ſhould haue you. Wilt pleaſe you daunce fir? Indeed ſir, I cannot handle my legges. O you muſt needs daunce and ſing: Which if you refuſe to doo, We will pinch you blacke and blew. And about we goe. Round about, round about, in a fine Ring a: Thus we daunce, thus we daunce, and thus we ſing a. Trip and go, too and fro, ouer this Greene a: All about, in and out, for our braue Queene a. Round about, round about, in a fine Ring a: Thus we daunce, thus we daunce, and thus we ſing a. Trip and go, too and fro, ouer this Greene a: All about, in and out, for our braue Queene a. We haue daunc't round about, in a fine Ring a: We haue daunc't luſtily, and thus we ſing a. All about, in and out, ouer this Greene a: Too and fro, trip and go, to our braue Queene a. No no great Phoebus, this your ſilence tends. To hide your griefe from knowledge of your friends, Who if they knew the cauſe in each reſpect, Would ſhewe their vtmoſt skill to cure th'effect. Good Ladyes, your conceites in iudgement erre, Becauſe you ſee me dumpiſh, you referre The reaſon to ſome ſecret griefe of mine: But you haue ſeene me melancholy many a time, Perhaps it is the glowing weather now, That makes me ſeeme ſo ill at eaſe to you.