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act 3, sc. 4, l. 731st and 2nd Murderers, in Richard III1st Carrier, in Henry IV, Part 11st Citizen, in Coriolanus1st Fairy, in A Midsummer Night's DreamRelated Subjects
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The ousel cock so black of hue,
With orange-tawny bill,
The throstle with his note so true,
The wren with little quill.
With orange-tawny bill,
The throstle with his note so true,
The wren with little quill.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Bottom, in A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 3, sc. 1, l. 125-8.
Singing to cheer himself up; the "ousel cock" is the blackbird; the wren has only a small pipe ("little quill") or thin song.
Singing to cheer himself up; the "ousel cock" is the blackbird; the wren has only a small pipe ("little quill") or thin song.
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