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SOME HASTY RHYMES ON SLEEP, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Mysterious deity, impart
Last Line: And thy soft arm support his head.
Subject(s): Rhyme; Sleep


MYSTERIOUS deity, impart
From whence thou com'st, and what thou art.
I feel thy pow'r, thy reign I bless,
But what I feel, I can't express.
Thou bind'st my limbs, but canstn't restrain
The busy workings of the brain.
All nations of the air and land
Ask the soft blessing at thy hand.
The reptiles of the frozen zone
Are close attendants on thy throne;
Where painted basilisks infold
Their azure scales in rolls of gold.
The slave, that's destin'd to the oar,
In one kind vision swims to shore;
The lover meets the willing fair,
And fondly grasps impassive air.
Last night the happy miser told
Twice twenty thousand pounds in gold.
The purple tenant of the crown
Implores thy aid on beds of down:
While Lubin, and his healthy bride,
Obtain what monarchs are denied.
The garter'd statesman thou wouldst own,
But rebel conscience spurns thy throne;
Braves all the poppies of the fields,
And the fam'd gum that Turkey yields.
While the good man, oppress'd with pain,
Shall court thy smiles, nor sue in vain:
Propitious thou'lt his prayer attend,
And prove his guardian and his friend.
Thy faithful hands shall make his bed,
And thy soft arm support his head.





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