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SONG, FR. POLLY by JOHN GAY

Poet Analysis

First Line: SLEEP, O SLEEP, / WITH THY ROD OF INCANTATION
Last Line: SO MAY I ALWAYS KEEP.
Subject(s): SLEEP;

Sleep, O sleep,
With thy rod of incantation,
Charm my imagination.
Then, only then, I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgin, by time o'ertaken,
For years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy hour.
What's to sleep?
'Tis a visionary blessing;
A dream that's past expressing;
Our utmost wish possessing;
So may I always keep.



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