The Bird of Dawning
The Bird of Dawning
By
William Shakespeare
(Hamlet – Act 1, scene 1
Some say that ever
‘gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour’s
birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning
singeth all night long;
And then, they say,
no spirit dare stir abroad,
The nights are wholesome,
then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch
hath power to charm,
So hallow’d and so
gracious is the time.
