52 NATURAL HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE. 
RAISINS. 
Clown. . . . four pound of pncnes , and as 
many of raisins o’ the sun . 
A Winter’s Tale, Act iv. Scene 2. 
ACORN. 
Prospero. . . . wither’d roots, and husks 
Wherein the acorn cradled. 
The Tempest, Act i. Scene 2. 
Puck. . . . all their elves, for fear, 
Creep into acorn-cups, and hide them there. 
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act ii. Scene 1. 
Celia. ... I found him under a tree, like a 
dropped acorn. 
As You Like It, Act iii. Scene 2. 
BERRIES. 
Caliban. When thou earnest first, 
Thou strok’dst me, and mad’st much of me ; would’st 
give me 
Water with berries in’t; 
Caliban. I’ll show thee the best springs ; I’ll pluck 
thee berries; 
The Tempest, Act i. Scene 2 ; Act ii. Scene 2. 
