WHERE 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.
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There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly. Shakespeare lived another world. His images are completely different. tony
This song is from The Tempest and is sung by Ariel, a sprite in the service of Prospero. A beautiful poem indeed.
The Tempest Superb! Superb!