Shakespeare Words
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Dawn
Popularized in Henry V“ | That beats upon the high shore of this world. | |
| No, not all these, thrice-gorgeous ceremony, | ||
| Not all these, laid in bed majestical, | ||
| Can sleep so soundly as the wretched slave, | ||
| Who, with a body filled and vacant mind, | ||
| Gets him to rest, crammed with distressful bread; | ||
| Never sees horrid night, the child of hell, | ||
| But, like a lackey, from the rise to set | ||
| Sweats in the eye of Phoebus, and all night | ||
| Sleeps in Elysium; next day after dawn, | ||
| Doth rise and help Hyperion to his horse, | ||
| And follows so the ever-running year | ” |
The Old English word dagian eventually became day, so we can see how dawn isn't that far off. Dawn was originally used as a verb, but Shakespeare went ahead and turned in into a noun—like he loved to do. |
Tag: Henry V