<blockquote>It faded on the crowing of the cock.
Some say, that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Savior's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth all night long :
And then they say no spirit dare stir abroad;
The nights are wholesome ; then no planets strike.
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
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Extract from Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 1.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 |
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The Book of Fairy Poetry | Longmans, Green and Co. | Anthology | 149 |