Famous Quotes | Weaving spiders, come not...

Weaving spiders, come not here;
Hence, you longlegged spinners, hence!
Beetles black approach not near;
Worm nor snail, do no offence. - William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. 1st Fairy, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, act 2, sc. 2, l. 20-3. A charm to protect the sleeping Titania from tiny creatures common in England, and all harmless, though once thought to be venomous.

Categories: Creatures, Dramatist, Insects, Songs

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