Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A GOOD NIGHT, by FRANCIS QUARLES


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First Line: Close now thine eyes, and rest secure
Last Line: No sleepe so sweet as thine, no rest so sure.
Subject(s): Sleep


Close now thine eyes, and rest secure;
Thy Soule is safe enough; thy Body sure;
He that loves thee, he that keepes
And guards thee, never slumbers, never sleepes.
The smiling Conscience in a sleeping breast
Has only peace, has only rest:
The musicke and the mirth of Kings,
Are all but very Discords, when she sings:
Then close thine Eyes and rest secure;
No Sleepe so sweet as thine, no rest so sure.





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