She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners... Romeo and Juliet - Page 14by William Shakespeare - 1839Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pages
...true. Mer. O, then, I see, queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife;5 and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate- stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies6 Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep: Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs; The... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pages
...Fr. achates, Lat.] A precious stone of the lowest class, often clouded with beautiful variegations. In shape no bigger than an agate stone, On the forefinger of an alderman. Sbaljfrarc. Agatci are only varieties of the flint Kind ; they have a grey horny ground, clouded, lineated,... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 pages
...She is the fancy's midwife, and {he comes In fhape no bigger than an agate-ftone On the fore- finger of an alderman ;• Drawn with a team of little atomies, Athwart men's nofes as they lie afleep: • Her waggon fpokes made of long fpinhers' legs j The cover, of the wings... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pages
...hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife;5 and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies6 Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep: Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs; The... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...been with you. She is the fairies' midwife i3; and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team...atomies Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs; The cover, of the wings of grasshoppers ; The traces, of... | |
| 1806 - 408 pages
...She is the fancy's midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agat-su.ne On the fore finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies, Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinner's legsj. The cover, ot the wings of grasshoppers; The traces, of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1807 - 374 pages
...hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife ; and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team...atomies Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs; The cover, of the wings of grashoppers ; The traces, of... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 562 pages
...hath been with 5he is the fairies' midwife ; and she comes In shape no bigger than an agat stone Эп the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies " Athwart men's noses as they he asleep : Her waggon-spokes made o\ long spinners' leg? ; The cover, ot the wings of grashoppers... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...hath been with you. She is the fancy's midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman ; Drawn with a team...of long spinners' legs; The cover of the wings of grashoppers ; The traces of the smallest spider's web ; The collars of the moonshine's watery beams... | |
| Elizabeth Inchbald - 1808 - 418 pages
...she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore finger of an alderman, Drawn with the team of little atomies, Athwart men's noses, as they lie asleep ; Her waggon-spokes made of long spinner's legs; The cover, of the wings of grasshoppers ; The traces, of... | |
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