gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long : And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad; The nights are wholesome ; then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to... The Plays of William Shakspeare - Page 230by William Shakespeare - 1823Full view - About this book
| Washington Irving - Fiction - 1983 - 1198 pages
...festival: Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, This bird of dawning singeth all night long: And then, they...wholesome — then no planets strike, No fairy takes, no witch hath power to charm, So hallowed and so gracious is the time. Amidst the general call to happiness,... | |
| J. S. Borthwick - Fiction - 1992 - 324 pages
...and stars. "Remember Marcellus in the first act? About Christmas Eve? ". . . they say, no spirit dare stir abroad, The nights are wholesome, then no planets...to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time." "Except," said Alex, "after that things really went downhill in Denmark." "Never mind. I think this... | |
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