Poem-A-Day: William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II, Scene I [Over hill, over dale]

	July 28, 2012 Today's poem appears in A Midsummer Night's Dream, published by Signet Classics. More from this author Other Shakespeare Poems Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene II [The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne] As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII [All the world's a stage] As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII [Blow, blow, thou winter wind] Hamlet, Act I, Scene I [Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes] Hamlet, Act III, Scene I [To be, or not to be] You can unsubscribe from our Poem-A-Day emails at at anytime—either completely, or until next April. Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane Suite 901 New York, NY 10038 212-274-0343 academy@poets.org		A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II, Scene I [Over hill, over dale] by William Shakespeare A wood near Athens. A Fairy speaks. Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander every where, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green: The cowslips tall her pensioners be; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In those freckles live their savours: I must go seek some dew-drops here And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear. Farewell, thou lob of spirits: I'll be gone; Our queen and all her elves come here anon. Share Digg StumbleUpon Facebook E-mail to Friend