APRICOT

*Apricocke*Apricocks*

TITANIA

Be kind and courteous to this gentleman;

Hop in his walks, and gambol in his eyes;

Feed him with APRICOCKS and dewberries,

with purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.

—A Midsummer Night’s Dream [Act III, sc. 1]

GARDENER

Go, bind thou up yon dangling APRICOCKS,

Which, like unruly children, make their sire

Stoop with oppression of their prodigal weight.

—Richard II [Act III, sc. 4]

PALAMON

Would I were,

For all the fortunes of my life hereafter,

Yon little tree, yon blooming APRICOCKE;

How I would spread and fling my wanton arms

In at her window! I would bring her fruit

Fit for the gods to feed on.

—Two Noble Kinsmen [Act II, sc. 2]