Ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes.
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hen sleep comes down to seal the weary eyes,The last dear sleep whose soft embrace is balm,And whom sad sorrow teaches us to prizeFor kissing all our passions into calm, Ah, then, no more we heed the sad world’s cries,Or seek to probe th’ eternal mystery, Or fret our souls at long-withheld replies, At glooms through which our visions cannot see,When sleep comes down to seal the weary eyes. DEATH SONG?iLay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,Whah de branch’ll go a-singin’ as it pass.An’ w’en I’s a-layin’ low,I kin hyeah it as it goSingin’, “Sleep, my honey, tek yo’ res’ at las’.” Lay me nigh to whah hit meks a little pool,An’ de watah stan’s so quiet lak an’ cool,Whah de little birds in spring, Ust to come an’ drink an’ sing,
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