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Quotation by Shakespeare
Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! Now I hear them—ding-dong bell.
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! Now I hear them—ding-dong bell.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Ariel, in The Tempest, act 1, sc. 2, l. 397-405.
Ariel's best-known song, for Ferdinand's benefit, misleading him about his father, who is not dead. The idea of change or transformation is important in the play.
Ariel's best-known song, for Ferdinand's benefit, misleading him about his father, who is not dead. The idea of change or transformation is important in the play.
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