English Poetry I: From Chaucer to Gray.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 97. Lullaby |
| | | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
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| YOU spotted snakes with double tongue, | |
| Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen; | |
| Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong; | |
| Come not near our fairy queen. | |
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| Philomel, with melody, | 5 |
| Sing in our sweet lullaby; | |
| Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby! | |
| Never harm, | |
| Nor spell nor charm, | |
| Come our lovely lady nigh; | 10 |
| So, good night, with lullaby. | |
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| Weaving spiders, come not here; | |
| Hence, you long-legg’d spinners, hence! | |
| Beetles black, approach not near; | |
| Worm nor snail, do no offence. | 15 |
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| Philomel, with melody, | |
| Sing in our sweet lullaby; | |
| Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby! | |
| Never harm, | |
| Nor spell nor charm, | 20 |
| Come our lovely lady nigh; | |
| So, good night, with lullaby. | |
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