William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Song from The Tempest. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

Song from The Tempest

William Shakespeare (1564–1616)


WHERE 1 the bee sucks, there suck I;
In a cowslip’s bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On the bat’s back I do fly
After summer merrily:	5
Merrily, merrily, shall I live now,
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.

Note 1. Shakespeare. Song. ‘The Tempest’, v. 1. [back]