 Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.  The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare - Page 223by William Shakespeare - 1821Full view - About this book
 | William Henry Ireland - 1808 - 256 pages
...of the history of this unfortunate princess, in his Midsummer's Night Dream, says -Thou remembers't Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid,...shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.» * Warburto»i, annotating upon this passage, says, " all this agrees with Mary, queen of Scots,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...temftraunce and fatyence." MS.Harl. 203. TYRWH1TT. — My gentle Puck, come hither : Thou remember'st Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid,...shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.9 [9j --"-— — «— — — -.— .—..—. thou remember'st Since once I sat upon a prnmuntory,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 520 pages
...this grove, Till I torment thee for this injury. — My gentle Puck, come hither : Thou remember'st Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid,...from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's musick. Puck. I remember. Obe. That very time I saw, (but thou could'st not,) Flying between the cold moon... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 436 pages
...this grove, Till I torment thec for this injury. — My gentle Puck, come hither: Thou remember'st Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard A mermaid,...shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music. Puck. I remember. Obe. T*wt very time I saw (but thou could'st not), Flying between the cold... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...temperauncc and patyence." MS.Harl. 293. TYKWHITT. — My gentle Puck, come hither : Thou remember'st Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid,...shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music. 9 Since cnce I sat up na promontory* And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's back* Uttering such... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1814 - 188 pages
...not interrupt himself in his chair : — OBERON. My gentle Puck, come hither: — thou rememberest, Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid,...certain stars shot madly from their spheres To hear the sea-maids music ? PUCK. I remember. OBERON. That very time I saw (but thou could'st not,) Flying betwixt... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1814 - 216 pages
...thou rememberest, Since once I sat upon a promontory, And keard a mermaid, on a dolphin's \>ank, • Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the...certain stars shot madly from their spheres To hear the sea-maids music ? PUCK. I remember. OBERON. That very time I saw (but thou could'st not,) Flying betwixt... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1815 - 186 pages
...Puck, come hither: — thou rememberest, Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mi'.mmid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious...certain stars shot madly from their spheres To hear the sea-maids music ? l'l-CK. I iTinrmln'r. That ye»y U«e J sflw (buj: J.hpu coujd'sf ,np,t,) Flying... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...with the splendid passage in ii. 1, where Oberon describes to Puck how, on a certain occasion, " I heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such...breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song." And all are no doubt aware that the subsequent lines, referring to " a fair vestal throned by the west,"... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...the 'mazed world By their increase now knows not which is which. Love in Idleness. Thou reiuembcr'st Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid,...civil at her song; And certain stars shot madly from thcit spheres To hear the sea-maid's music. That very time I saw (but thou couldst not) Flying between... | |
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