Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO SLEEP; A SONG, by ELIZABETH MOODY


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TO SLEEP; A SONG, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sleep expand thy downy wing
Last Line: That parts my soul from love—and you.
Alternate Author Name(s): Greenly, Elizabeth
Subject(s): Calm; Grief; Love - Complaints; Sleep; Placid; Undisturbed; Tranquility; Sorrow; Sadness


A che condizione occhi miei Siete!
Che chiusi il bene, aperti il mal vedete!
—ARIOSTO

Sleep expand thy downy wing,
Lull my heart's corroding pain;
Soft descend, and with thee bring,
Thy smiling visionary train.

In thy bosom's halcyon calm,
Stormy grief forgets to flow;
Gently drops thy lenient balm,
Sweet as Lethe's draught to woe.

Slumber sooths frail Nature's toils,
Chases Sorrow—chases Care;
Conscience of her thorn beguiles,
Smooths the brow of fierce despair.

Joys that waking Sense denies,
Flattering Sleep unfolds to view.
Ah, me! in dreams each barrier flies,
That parts my Soul from love—and you.





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