...there it is. OBERON. I pray thee give it me. (PUCK teases OBERON with the flower then gives it to him.) I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips...woodbine, With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine. There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight And there...

...describing Titania's bower (the same bower Puck will, in mi, describe as "consecrated" and "close"), says: I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips...woodbine. With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine; There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight; And there...

...then goes out altogether. CHAPTER THREE PLEASANT SMOTHERINGS "I know a bank where the wild thyme blow, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite overcanopied...woodbine, With sweet muskroses and with eglantine. There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight." A Midsummer's...

...Have you the flower, there? Welcome wanderer. PUCK. Yes, here it is. OBERON. I pray you, give it me. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips...woodbine, With sweet muskroses and with eglantine. There sleeps Titania sometimes of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight; And there...

...Printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper Manufactured in the United States of America FOR JESSICA I know a bank where the wild thyme blows Where oxlips...woodbine. With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine . . . Figure I (Frontispiece). Act 3, scene I, of "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " painted by H. Fuseli...

...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...woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight . . . —...

...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...woodbine, With sweet muskroses and with eglantine. There sleeps Titania some time of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight. And there...

...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...woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania, some time of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight; And...

...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...

...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...woodbine With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine. (II.i.249)47 Before we get carried away by nostalgia, we ought to read on. We discover other vintage...