William Shakespeare Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: 1564 - April 23, 1616
Birthday: 1564
Death: April 23
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.
source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 2, sc. 1, l. 149
topic: Song, Stars, Sea, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream, Midsummer Nights Dream, Midsummer, Harmonious
