Patient Grissel
Patient Grissel is a play by
Thomas Dekker,
Henry Chettle, and
William Haughton. It was mentioned in
Henslowe's diary in the entry for
December 1599. It was first printed in
1603.
The play contains Dekker's poem "Golden Slumbers" (which was adapted by Paul McCartney for the song of the same name on The Beatles' Abbey Road album):
- Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
- Smiles awake you when you rise;
- Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
- And I will sing a lullaby,
- Rock them, rock them, lullaby.
- Care is heavy, therefore sleep you,
- You are care, and care must keep you;
- Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
- And I will sing a lullaby,
- Rock them, rock them, lullaby.