Note to A Midsummer's Night Dream, 3.2.389: "the Morning's love"


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the Morning's love: Cephalus, a mighty hunter, and lover of Aurora, the goddess of the dawn; or perhaps Aurora herself. If the first, Oberon means that he has often hunted in early morning with Cephalus; if the second, he means that he has often enjoyed the pleasures of the dawn. instead of being driven off by it.
Aurora and Cephalus (c1600)