Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO SLEEP, by GIOVANNI DELLA CASA Poet's Biography First Line: O sleep, o tranquil son of noiseless night Last Line: (john addington symonds) Subject(s): Sleep | ||||||||
O SLEEP, O tranquil son of noiseless Night, Of humid, shadowy Night; O dear repose For wearied men, forgetfulness of woes Grievous enough the bloom of life to blight! Succor this heart that hath outworn delight, And knows no rest; these tired limbs compose; Fly to me, Sleep; thy dusky vans disclose Over my languid eyes, then cease thy flight. Where, where is Silence, that avoids the day? Where the light dreams, that with a wavering tread And unsubstantial footing follow thee? Alas! in vain I call thee; and these gray, These frigid shades flatter in vain. O bed, How rough with thorns! O nights, how harsh to me! (John Addington Symonds) | 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 THE BLUE NAP by WILLIAM MATTHEWS |
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