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Poems Of William Wordsworth: To Sleep

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Wordsworth, William

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To Sleep

A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by One after one; the sound of rain, and bees Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas, Smooth fields, white sheets of water, and pure sky; -

I've thought of all by turns, and still I lie Sleepless; and soon the small birds' melodies Must hear, first utter'd from my orchard trees, And the first cuckoo's melancholy cry.

Even thus last night, and two nights more I lay, And could not win thee, Sleep! by any stealth: So do not let me wear to - night away:

Without Thee what is all the morning's wealth? Come, blessed barrier ...

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