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AN ODE COMPOSED IN SLEEP by JUDITH (COWPER) MADAN

First Line: LOVELY FAIRY! CHARMING SPRITE!
Last Line: AND THE PREVAILING VOICE OF LOVE.
Subject(s): DREAMS; SELF; NIGHTMARES;

LOVELY fairy! Charming sprite!
Kindly listen and appear,
Whether bathed in dewdrops bright,
Or in chrystal riv'lets clear.

Howe'er divine, the mortal youth
Yet hopes thy gentleness to move,
With the soft energy of truth,
And the prevailing voice of love.



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