 frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness 1 Why rather, Sleep, ly'st thou in smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber Than in the perfum'd...  Elements of Criticism - Page 352by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1838 - 504 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 578 pages
...pooreft Subjeds Are at this hour afleep ! O 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 Senfes in Forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, Sleep, lyeft thou in fmoaky Cribs, Upon uneafie Pallads... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...ly'ft thou in fmoaky Cribs, Upon uneafy Pallads ftrerching thee, And hufh'd with buzzing Night fly'ft to thy Slumber; Than in the perfum'd Chambers of the Great, Under the Canopies of coftly State, And iull'd with Sounds of fweeteft Melody? O thou dull God! why ly'lL thou with the Vile... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 pages
...thou in fmoaky Cribs, Upon uneafy Pallads ftretching thee, . , And hufli'd with buzzing Night fly'ft to thy Slumber, Than in the perfum'd Chambers of the Great, Under the Canopies of coftly State, And lull'd with Sounds of fweeteft MeloJy ? O thou dull God ! why ly'ft thou with th:... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 394 pages
...pooreft Subjeds Are at this Hour alieep ! O Sleep, O gentle Sleep, Nature's {oft Nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my Eye-lids down, And fteep my Senfes in Forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, Sleep, lyeft thou in finoaky Cribs, Upon uueafie Pallads... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1754 - 590 pages
...Thoufands of my pooreft Subje&s Are at this Hour afleep ! 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 Senfes in Forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, Sleep, lyeft thou in fmoaky Hutts, Upon uneafy Pallets... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 606 pages
...Thoufands of my poorcft Subje Are at this Hour afleep! 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 Senfes in Forgetfulnefs ? Why rather, Sleep, lyeft thou in fmoaky Hutts, Upon uneafy Pallets... | |
 | Daniel Webb - 1761 - 354 pages
...uncafie pallets ftretching thee, BEAUTIES OF POETRY. 41 And hufht with buzzing nightflies to thy (lumber; Than in the perfum'd chambers of the Great, Under the canopies of coftly ftate, And lull'd with founds of fweeteft melody? K. H. IVch. MARK, how the terrors of a guilty... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1762 - 536 pages
...fide? Does the anxious heart lament its loft peace? --- O gentle Sleep, Nature's fofc nurfe, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down, And deep my fenfes in fagetfalncfs ? Why rather, Sleep, licit thou in fmoky cribs, Upon uneafy pallets... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 492 pages
...fmoky Cribs, Upon uneafy pallets, flretching thee, And hufh'd with buzzing night-flies to thy flumber; Than in the perfum'd chambers of the great, Under the canopies of coftly ftate, And lull'd with founds of fweeteft melody ? 0 thou dull god, why ly'ft thou with the... | |
 | Daniel Webb - 1762 - 140 pages
...Does the anxious heart lament its loft peace ? -------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 jn forgetfulnefs ? "Why rather, Sleep, ly'ft thou in fmoaky cribs, Upon uneafie pallets... | |
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