"As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made, Beasts did leap, and birds did sing, Trees did grow, and plants did spring; Every thing did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone."
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Ode, l. 1. Alternately, Address to the Nightingale; historically misattributed to William Shakespeare.
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Richard Barnfield
1574 β 1627
Richard Barnfield (1574 β 1627) was an English poet and close friend of William Shakespeare.
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