and the Bletherwitch
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although Queen Titania had declared that it was Midsummer. Perhaps her Midsummer lasts all the year round:—
When Winter’s gone to rest,
And Spring is our dear guest;
The Merry May, at break of day,
Comes in gay garlands drest.
The brightest smiles she brings—
Of sweetest hopes she sings
And trips a-pace with dainty grace
And lightest fairy wings.
And Spring is our dear guest;
The Merry May, at break of day,
Comes in gay garlands drest.
The brightest smiles she brings—
Of sweetest hopes she sings
And trips a-pace with dainty grace
And lightest fairy wings.
Joy is the song all Nature sighs,
Love is the light in maidens’ eyes,
May is love alway:
The budding branch and nodding tree
Join in the revels and bow with glee
To greet the Virgin May.
Love is the light in maidens’ eyes,
May is love alway:
The budding branch and nodding tree
Join in the revels and bow with glee
To greet the Virgin May.
While songsters choose and mate,
And woo their brides in state,
The youth and maid stroll through the glade
The birds to emulate!
And woo their brides in state,
The youth and maid stroll through the glade
The birds to emulate!
