NYMPHIDIA.
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Pigwiggen was this fairy knight,One wond'rous gracious in the sightOf fair queen Mab, which day and night, He amorously observed:Which made king Oberon suspectHis service took too good effect,His sauciness and often check'd, And could have wish'd him starved.
Pigwiggen gladly would commendSome token to queen Mab to send,If sea or land him aught could lend Were worthy of her wearing.At length this lover doth deviseA bracelet made of emmets eyes,A thing he thought that she would prize, No whit her state impairing.
And to the queen a letter writes,Which he most curiously indites,Conjuring her by all the rites Of love, she would be pleased.To meet him, her true servant, whereThey might without suspect or fearThemselves to one another clear, And have their poor hearts eased.
