"In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that Fairy Tales should be respected."
(Charles Dickens, 1853)

The Little Good Folk Kathleen Foyle

The fairies went from the world, dear,
Because men's hearts grew cold:
And only the eyes of children see
What is hidden from the old;
And only the magic of love, dear,
Can ever turn the key
That unlocks the gates of Fairyland
To set the Sidhe folk free.

A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespear

Out of this wood do not desire to go:
Thou shalt remain here, whe'r thou wilt or no.
I am a sprite of no common rate;
This summer still doth tend upon my state;
And I do love thee:therefore, go with me;
I'll give thee fairies to attend on thee,
And they shall fecth thee jewels from the deep,
And sing, while thou on pressed flowers dost sleep:
And I will purge thy mortal grossness so
That thou shall like an airy spirit go.

The Gypsies Metamorphosed Ben Johnson

The fairy beam upon you,
The stars to glister on you,
A moon of light
In the noon of night,
Till the firedrake hath o'er-gone you.
The wheel of fortue guide you,
The boy with the bow beside you
Run aye in the way
Till the bird of day
And the luckier lote betide you.