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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, by SAMUEL ROGERS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sleep on, and dream of heaven awhile Last Line: Remain within its sanctuary! Variant Title(s): To - Asleep Subject(s): Sleep | |||
SLEEP on, and dream of Heaven awhile -- Tho' shut so close thy laughing eyes. Thy rosy lips still wear a smile And more, and breathe delicious sighs! Ah, now soft blushes tinge her cheeks And mantle o'er her neck of snow: Ah, now she murmurs, now she speaks What most I wish -- and fear to know! She starts, she trembles, and she weeps! Her fair hands folded on her breast: -- And now, how like a saint she sleeps! A seraph in the realms of rest! Sleep on secure! Above controul Thy thoughts belong to Heaven and thee. And may the secret of thy soul Remain within its sanctuary! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU'S SWEET TO YO' MAMMY JES DE SAME by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 3 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 22 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE GOING TO SLEEP by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN |
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