| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Fairies blacke, gray, greene, and white, | Fairies black, grey, green, and white, | MW V.v.37 |
| You Moone-shine reuellers, and shades of night. | You moonshine revellers, and shades of night, | MW V.v.38 |
| You Orphan heires of fixed destiny, | You orphan heirs of fixed destiny, | MW V.v.39 |
| Attend your office, and your quality. | Attend your office and your quality. | MW V.v.40 |
| Crier Hob-goblyn, make the Fairy Oyes. | Crier Hobgoblin, make the fairy oyes. | MW V.v.41 |
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| About, about: | About, about! | MW V.v.55 |
| Search Windsor Castle (Elues) within, and out. | Search Windsor Castle, elves, within and out. | MW V.v.56 |
| Strew good lucke (Ouphes) on euery sacred roome, | Strew good luck, ouphes, on every sacred room, | MW V.v.57 |
| That it may stand till the perpetuall doome, | That it may stand till the perpetual doom | MW V.v.58 |
| In state as wholsome, as in state 'tis fit, | In state as wholesome as in state 'tis fit, | MW V.v.59 |
| Worthy the Owner, and the Owner it. | Worthy the owner and the owner it. | MW V.v.60 |
| The seuerall Chaires of Order, looke you scowre | The several chairs of order look you scour | MW V.v.61 |
| With iuyce of Balme; and euery precious flowre, | With juice of balm and every precious flower. | MW V.v.62 |
| Each faire Instalment, Coate, and seu'rall Crest, | Each fair instalment, coat, and several crest, | MW V.v.63 |
| With loyall Blazon, euermore be blest. | With loyal blazon, evermore be blest! | MW V.v.64 |
| And Nightly-meadow-Fairies, looke you sing | And nightly, meadow-fairies, look you sing, | MW V.v.65 |
| Like to the Garters-Compasse, in a ring | Like to the Garter's compass, in a ring. | MW V.v.66 |
| Th' expressure that it beares: Greene let it be, | Th' expressure that it bears, green let it be, | MW V.v.67 |
| Mote fertile-fresh then all the Field to see: | More fertile-fresh than all the field to see; | MW V.v.68 |
| And, Hony Soit Qui Mal-y-Pence, write | And Honi soit qui mal y pense write | MW V.v.69 |
| In Emrold-tuffes, Flowres purple, blew, and white, | In emerald tufts, flowers purple, blue, and white, | MW V.v.70 |
| Like Saphire-pearle, and rich embroiderie, | Like sapphire, pearl, and rich embroidery, | MW V.v.71 |
| Buckled below faire Knight-hoods bending knee; | Buckled below fair knighthood's bending knee. | MW V.v.72 |
| Fairies vse Flowres for their characterie. | Fairies use flowers for their charactery. | MW V.v.73 |
| Away, disperse: But till 'tis one a clocke, | Away, disperse! But till 'tis one o'clock, | MW V.v.74 |
| Our Dance of Custome, round about the Oke | Our dance of custom round about the oak | MW V.v.75 |
| Of Herne the Hunter, let vs not forget. | Of Herne the Hunter let us not forget. | MW V.v.76 |
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| With Triall-fire touch me his finger end: | With trial-fire touch me his finger-end. | MW V.v.84 |
| If he be chaste, the flame will backe descend | If he be chaste, the flame will back descend | MW V.v.85 |
| And turne him to no paine: but if he start, | And turn him to no pain; but if he start, | MW V.v.86 |
| It is the flesh of a corrupted hart. | It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. | MW V.v.87 |
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| Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire. | Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire! | MW V.v.90 |
| About him (Fairies) sing a scornfull rime, | About him, fairies, sing a scornful rhyme, | MW V.v.91 |
| And as you trip, still pinch him to your time. | And, as you trip, still pinch him to your time. | MW V.v.92 |
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| Fie on sinnefull phantasie: | Fie on sinful fantasy! | MW V.v.93 |
| Fie on Lust, and Luxurie: | Fie on lust and luxury! | MW V.v.94 |
| Lust is but a bloudy fire, | Lust is but a bloody fire, | MW V.v.95 |
| kindled with vnchaste desire, | Kindled with unchaste desire, | MW V.v.96 |
| Fed in heart whose flames aspire, | Fed in heart, whose flames aspire, | MW V.v.97 |
| As thoughts do blow them higher and higher. | As thoughts do blow them, higher and higher. | MW V.v.98 |
| Pinch him (Fairies) mutually: | Pinch him, fairies, mutually, | MW V.v.99 |
| Pinch him for his villanie. | Pinch him for his villainy. | MW V.v.100 |
| Pinch him, and burne him, and turne him about, | Pinch him, and burn him, and turn him about, | MW V.v.101 |
| Till Candles, & Star-light, & Moone-shine be out. | Till candles and starlight and moonshine be out. | MW V.v.102 |