SELECTIONS IN ENGLISH POETRY
Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed,
Murmur'd like a noontide bee, 25
'Shall I nestle near thy side?
Wouldst thou me?'—And I replied,
4 No, not theeP
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Death will come when thou art dead,
Soon, too soon— 30
Sleep will come when thou art fled;
Of neither would I ask the boon
I ask of thee, beloved Night—
Swift be thine approaching flight,
Come soon, soon ! 35