ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, dˈævɪn ɹˈoʊt ɐn ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ʌv ʃˈeɪkspɪɹz ɹˈoʊmɪˌoʊ ænd dʒˌuːlɪˈɛt ɛntˈaɪɾəld ðə fˈɛɹ ɡɹˈɪt; ɔːɹ ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ʌv kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən.
In 1876, Davin wrote an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet entitled The Fair Grit; or The Advantages of Coalition.