 | William Shakespeare - 1825 - 1010 էջ
...The wren with little guilt; Tiia. What angel wakes me from my flowery bed 1 (Waking.) Bot. Thefnch, nts can show her. — But, mistress, know yourself; down on yonr knees, And thank heaven, fastin daret not answer, nay; — for, indeed, who wotrid «et his wit to so foolish a bird ? who would give... | |
 | George Daniel, John Cumberland - 1828 - 384 էջ
...Tit. [Waking.] What angel wakes me from my flowery bed ? [Advancing from bower, unseen by Bottom. Bot. The finch, the sparrow, and the lark, The plain-song...full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer, nay ; — Bot. For, indeed, who would set his wit to so foolish a bird ? who would give a bird the lie,... | |
 | 1828 - 386 էջ
...[Waking.] What angel wakes -me from my flowery bed ? [Advancing from bower, unseen by Bottom. Bot. The finch, the sparrow, and the lark, The plain-song...full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer, nay ; — Bot. For, indeed, who would set his wit to so foolish a bird ? who would give a bird the lie,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1828 - 378 էջ
...finch, the sparrow, and the lark, ,Ihe plain-song cuchoo gray, Whose note full many a man doth marh, And dares not answer, nay; — . for, indeed, who would set his wit to so foolish a hird ? who would give a hird the lie, though he cry, cuchoo, never so ? Tita. I pray thee, gentle mortal,... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1829 - 344 էջ
...true, The wren with little quill : The finch, the sparrow, and the krk, The plain-song cuckow grey, 10 Whose note full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer, Nay." " Now, Christ thee save, thou jolly tinker, Now Christ thee save and see ; My true love hast thou chanc'd... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1829 - 346 էջ
...The ousel-cock, so black of hue, With orange-tawny bill, The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill ; The finch, the sparrow, and the lark, The plain-song cuckow grey, 10 Whose note full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer, Nay." " Now, Christ thee... | |
 | Musa, Thomas Oliphant (president of the Madrigal society) - 1837 - 520 էջ
..." a word of fear " Unpleasing to a married ear." Love's Labour's Lost. And again he is called " the Cuckoo gray, " Whose note full many a man doth mark, " And dares not answer nay." Midsummer Night's Dream. As the writer, however, has not informed us why the Cuckoo should bear the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 էջ
...finch, the sparrow, and the /ant, The plain-svng cuckoo gray. Whose note full manya man doth mari, ther poets, have a constant resemblance, which shows that they received them fro а bird/ who would give a bird the lie, though he cry cuckoo never so? Tita. I pray thee, gentle mortal,... | |
 | John Brand - 1841 - 356 էջ
...and in all other countries it is used in the same reproachful sense : ' The plain song Cuckoo grey, Whose Note full many a Man doth mark, And dares not answer nay.' Shaksp. " The reproach seems to arise from this Wrd making use of the hed or nest of another to deposit... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 1008 էջ
...from my flowery bed ? [Waking. Bot. Theßnch, the tjiamw, and the lark, The ¡>lain-song cuckoo grey, e heard him swear, and vow to God, ; — or, indeed, who would set his wit to so foolish a bird ? who would give a bird the lie, though... | |
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The finch, the sparrow, and the lark, The plain-song cuckoo gray, Whose note full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer nay; — for, indeed, who would set his wit to ao foolish a bird? 
