...Now the haughty lion roars, * And the wolf behowls the moon ; Whilst the heavy ploughman snores, f All with weary task fordone. Now the wasted brands...night, That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one let forth his sprite, In the church-way path, to glide. And we fairies, that do run, By the triple...

...snores, All with weary task fordone Now the wasted brands do glow, Whilst the scritch-owl, scritching loud, Puts the wretch, that lies in woe, In remembrance...all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, 1 n the church-way paths to glide : And we fairies, that do run By the triple Hecate's team, From the...

...vanish'd ? Into the ear, and what seem'd corporal Melted, as breath into the wind. SHAKSPEARE. Now is the time of night That, the graves all gaping wide,...forth his sprite, In the churchway paths to glide. SHAKSPEARE. I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this wondrous apparition : It comes...

...snores, All with weary task fordone. Now the wasted brands do glow, Whilst the scritch-owl, scritching loud, Puts the wretch, that lies in woe, In remembrance...gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church- way paths to glide. And we fairies, that do run By the triple Hecate's team, From the presence...

...seditque sub ulmo." " Yet at my parting sweetly did she smile, In scorn or friendship, nifl I const] "Now it is the time of night, That the graves all...forth his sprite In the churchway paths to glide." 1 15. For thou canst read. The " hoary-headed swain" of course could not read. 1 16. Grav'd. The old...

...solemnity, In nightly revels and new jollity. [Exeunt. Enter PUCK. Puck. Now the hungry lion roars, 360 And the wolf behowls the moon ; Whilst the heavy ploughman...all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, 370 112 And we fairies, that do run By the triple Hecate's team, From the presence of the sun, Following...

...moon ; Whilst the heavy ploughman snores, All with weary task fordone. • ••'„ ,1 , . •'. , , Now the wasted brands do glow, Whilst the screech-owl,...remembrance of a shroud. Now it is the time of night '., ,v That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, 37^ 112 And we fairies, that...

...way. Hi. [To what noun does another refer?] 114. church-way path. See Mids, N, Dream, V, i. 386 : " Now it is the time of night That the graves all gaping...forth his sprite In the church-way paths to glide." he phrase may mean the path leading church-way or church-ward. Or church-way may ^ a corruption of...

...vanish'd ? Into the ear, and what seem'd corporal Melted, as breath into the wind. SHAKSPEARE. Now is the time of night That, the graves all gaping wide,...forth his sprite, In the churchway paths to glide. SHAKSFEARE. I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this wondrous apparition : It comes...

...coming morn As much as we this night have overwatch'd. This palpable-gross play hath well beguiled The heavy gait of night. Sweet friends, to bed. A...the graves all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his spnte, In the church-way paths to glide : And we fairies, that do run By the triple Hecate's team,...