Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath. That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music. The Works of Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Steevens, and Reed - Page 105 by William Shakespeare - 1825 - 896 pages Full view -
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