Good-fellow

Robin Good-fellow, "be thou a clock, and tell me what time of the day it is."

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

The tapster fetched him a writing, which Robin Good-fellow had given him instead of a quittance, wherein was written as followeth, which the brewer read to him --

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

Good-fellow, seeing of this, turned himself into the shape of a hare, and so ran between the lustful gallant's legs.

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

To attain to his wish, he did turn himself into a bear: both men and women (seeing a bear amongst them) ran away, and left the whole posset to Robin Good-fellow.

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

Robin Good-fellow being walking one night heard the excellent music of Tom

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

Robin Good-fellow, seeing their love to him, danced in the midst of them, and sung them this song to the tune of _To him Bun_.

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After that Robin Good-fellow had gone a great way from his mother's house, he began to be hungry, and going to a tailor's house, he asked something for God's sake.

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

Good-fellow who worked at night that others might be idle by day, and who was sometimes caught at his hard earned nap, lying "like a great hurgin bear," where the boy loved to lie himself, before the fire, on this very hearth.

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Robin Good-fellow oftentimes would in the night visit farmers 'houses, and help the maids to break hemp, to bolt [5], to dress flax, and to spin and do other work, for he was excellent in everything.

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One day Robin Good-fellow, walking through the street, found at the door sitting a pretty woman: this woman was wife to the weaver, and was a-winding of quills [9] for her husband.

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick