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" O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness... "
The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ... - Page 389
by Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 554 pages
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Prolusiones poeticæ; or, A selection of poetical exercises, in Greek, Latin ...

Prolusiones - 1788 - 210 pages
...~f" TOW many thoufands of my pooreft fubjefts Are at this hour afleep ! O gentle Sleep, Nature's foft nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ! Why rather, Sleep, ly'ft thou in fmoaky cribs, Upon uneafy pallets rtretching...
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Prolusiones poeticæ; or, A selection of poetical exercises, in Greek, Latin ...

Prolusiones - 1788 - 204 pages
...nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ! Why rather, Sleep, ly'ft thou in fmoaky cribs, ; Upon uneafy pallets ftretching thee, And hufh'd with buzzing night-flies to thy number; Than in the perfum'd chambers...
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A View of Society and Manners in Italy: With Anecdotes Relating to Some ...

John Moore - Italy - 1790 - 536 pages
...following Addrefs to Sleep, into the mouth of this monarch : . O Sleep ! O gentle Sleep ! Nature's foft nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, * And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, Sleep, Heft thou in fmoky cribs, Upon uneafy pallats ftretching...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: In Ten Volumes ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 626 pages
...thoufand of my pooreft fnbjefts Are at this hour afleep ! — O deep, O gentle fleep, Nature's foft nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down, And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, fleep, ly'ft thou in fmoky cribs, Upon uneafy pallets ftretching...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare: In Six Volumes, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1789 - 718 pages
...thoufand of my pooreft fubjects Are at this hour aflcep !—O fleep, O gentle fleep, Nature's foft nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down, And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, fleep, ly'ft thou in fmoky cribs, Upon uneafy pallets ftretching...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 684 pages
...many thoufand of my pooreft fubjects Are at this hour afleep !— Sleep, gentle fleep,' Nature's foft nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, fleep, Heft thou in fmoky cribs, Upon uneafy pallets ftretching...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. In Fifteen Volumes: With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 756 pages
...many thoufand of my pooreft fubjefts Are at this hour afleep !^-Sleep, gentle fleep,* Nature's foft nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, fleep, lieft thou in fmoky cribs, tJpon uneafy pallets ftretching...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 3

Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1794 - 326 pages
...pafled, and Rothes afked liberty to begin his health in a bumper. ON SLEEP. O Gentle Sleep, Nature's foft nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down, And fteep my fenfes in forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, Sleep, ly'ft thou in fmoaky cribs Upon uneafy pallets ftretching...
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...many thousands of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness ! Why rather, Sleep, lays't thou in smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets...
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Medical Extracts: On the Nature of Health, with Practical ..., Volume 3

1796 - 446 pages
...thoufand of my poorefl fubjefis are at this boor afleep ! — O ' gentle flttp, nature's hit nurle, how have I frighted thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down, and flee p my fenfes in forgctfulncfs ? Why, rather, deep, ly'ft thou in finoaky cribs, upon uneafy pallets...
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