...Hast thou the flower there? Welcome, wanderer Puck. Ay, there it is. Obe. I pray thee, give it me. wixt the constant red, and mingled damask. There be...him In parcels, as I did, would have gone near To f musk-roses, and with eglantine : There sleeps Titania, some time of the night, Lull'd in these flowers...

...with Expression Read aloud Oberon's speech below. Try to follow the directions given for you. OBERON: I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips...Quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet muskroses and with eglantine. There sleeps Titania some time of the night, Lulled in these flowers...

...directions. We will look at colors and fragrances in greater depth in the next chapter. Colors and Fragrances I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips...Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lull'd in these flowers...

...feel the country, he goes naturally into prose. From Midsummer Nighfs Dream. I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding...Quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania, some time of the night, Lulled in these flowers...

...their spheres To hear the sea-maid's music. And then, shortly later we hear: I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, Where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows; Quite over-canopied with lush woodbine, With sweet musk roses, and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania sometime of the night...

...sense of mystery and resonant beauty. This tactic is clearly audible in Oberon's description of the "bank where the wild thyme blows, / Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows" (IL 1.24950). In brilliant contrast to the "wild thyme" speech isTitania's imperious declaration of...

...Shakespeare found a "delicate English beauty" in Oberon's description of the "Warwickshire countryside": I know a bank where the wild thyme blows Where oxlips...Quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine. (II.i.249)47 Before we get carried away by nostalgia, we ought to read...

...lanugine mala Castaneasque nuces then, I think, we shall be disposed to say that in Shakspeare's : — I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips...Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine — it is mainly a Greek note which is struck. Then, again in his : —...

...fuerza de tu hermosa virtud por fuerza me conmueve A primera vista a decir, a jurar que te amo. 7. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, / Where...over-canopied with luscious woodbine, / With sweet nuisk-roses, and wüh eglantine. / There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, / Lull'd in these flowers...

...flower there? PUCK Aye, there it is. OBERON I pray thee, give it me. (PUCK gives him theflower.) OBERON I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows. There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight. And with...