Quote#Wisdom
Let the air strike our tune
Quote byThomas Middleton · 1580–1627
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Witch (1616), Act v. Sc. 2. "I ’ll charm the air to give a sound, While you perform your antic round", Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act iv. Sc. 1..
English (original)
Let the air strike our tune, Whilst we show reverence to yond peeping moon.
— Thomas Middleton
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