I know a place where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the noddin…

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I know a place where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows. ✨ 1595 Oberon. A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, sc.1, l.249-52.
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I know a place where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows. ✨ 1595 Oberon. A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, sc.1, l.249-52.

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