 Or painful to his slumbers: easy, light, And as a purling stream, thou son of Night, Pass by his troubled senses: sing his pain Like hollow murmuring wind, or silver rain. Into this prince, gently, oh gently slide; And kiss him into slumbers, like a bride.  The North American Review - Page 83edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1857 - 396 pages
...diction and rhythm, have been written to-day, always supposing that we had anybody capable of writing it. Care-charming Sleep, thou easer of all woes, Brother...Death, sweetly thyself dispose On this afflicted Prince ! Pall like a cloud In gentle showers ; give nothing that is loud Or painful to his slumbers ; easy,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 554 pages
...exquisite lines are gently sung with music. Care-charming Sleep, thou easer of all woes. Brother to jOeath, sweetly thyself dispose On this afflicted prince....is loud Or painful to his slumbers : easy, sweet. CHAP, xxi.] A FEW THOUGHTS ON SLEEP ! 21 And as a purling stream, thou son of Nigh,., Pass by his troubled... | |
 | Literature - 1859 - 558 pages
...favorable climax, should descend upon the loved? Such can echo this favorite plea of Fletcher's : " Care-charming sleep ! thou easer of all woes, Brother...afflicted prince! Fall like a cloud In gentle showers; giro nothing that is loud Or painful to his slumbers — easy, sweet And as a pearling stream, thon... | |
 | England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
...succession raise, her ornament and guard! BURNS. PERFORMED TO SOOTHE VALENTINIAN, WHO 1IAS BEEN POISONED. CARE-CHARMING Sleep, thou easer of all woes, Brother...showers; give nothing that is loud, Or painful to his slumhers ; easy, sweet, And as a purling stream, thou son of Night, Pass by his troubled senses, sing... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1862 - 732 pages
...of all woes, Brother to Death, sweetly thyself dispuso On this aftlicted prinee ; fall lil;ea eloud, In gentle showers ; give nothing that is loud, Or painful to his slumbers ; ensy, sweet, And as a purling stream, thou ьои of Night, я tmublcd senses, sing his pain, Like... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 692 pages
...that on the border grows, and a new heaven in its fair bosom shows. J. ADDISON 333 INVOCATION TO SLEEP CARE-CHARMING Sleep, thou easer of all woes, brother...nothing that is loud or painful to his slumbers ; easy, light, and as a purling stream, thou son of Night, pass by his troubled senses ; sing his pain, like... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1866 - 736 pages
...all woes. Ill-other to Dentil, sweetly thyself dispose On this afflicted prince ; fall*! Ike a clmid. In gentle showers ; give nothing that is loud, Or painful to his slumbers ; еаьу, sweet, And aa a purling stream, thou son of Night, Pass by his troubled белка, sing... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...sable night,* Brother to death, in silent darkness born, Destroy my languish ere the day be light, Care-charming Sleep, thou easer of all woes, Brother...slumbers : easy, sweet, And as a purling stream, thou eon of Night, With dark forgetting of my care's returns ; And let the day be long enough to mourn The... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1869 - 366 pages
...slumbering ; and these most exquisite lines are gently sung with music :— • "Care-charming Sleep, them easer of all woes, Brother to Death, sweetly thyself...showers : give nothing that is loud Or painful to his slumhcrs : easy, sweet, And as a purling stream, thou son of Night, Pass by his tioubled senses : sing... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English essays - 1869 - 380 pages
...and these most exquisite lines are gently sung with music :— . " Care-charming Sleep, thou cascr of all woes, Brother to Death, sweetly thyself dispose...showers : give nothing that is loud Or painful to his slumhers : easy, sweet, And as a purling stream, thou son of Night, Pass by his troubled senses : sing... | |
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