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Fairy Days Beside the old hall-fire—upon my nurse’s knee, Of happy fairy days—what tales were told to me! I thought the world was once—all peopled with princesses, And my heart would beat to hear—their loves and their distresses; And many a quiet night—in slumber sweet and... Poet: William Makepeace Thackeray	Fairy’s Song From “a Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Act II. Sc. 1. OVER hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon’s sphere; And I serve the fairy... Poet: William Shakespeare	The Fairy Child The Summer sun was sinking With a mild light, calm and mellow; It shone on my little boy’s bonnie cheeks, And his loose locks of yellow. The robin was singing sweetly, And his song was sad and tender; And my little boy’s eyes, while he... Poet: John Anster	A Fairy Prince Poet:
A fairy skipd upon my knee * * * A fairy skipd upon my knee Singing & dancing merrily I said Thou thing of patches rings Pins Necklaces & such like things Disguiser of the Female Form Thou paltry gilded poisnous... Poet: