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" O Sleep, 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 Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare...: Embracing a Life of the Poet ... - Page 52
by William Shakespeare - 1850
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1829 - 420 pages
...Soliloquy on Sleep. — SHAKESPEARE. How many thousands of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O gentle sleep ! Nature's soft nurse! how have I frighted...in forgetfulness ? Why rather, sleep, liest thou in smoaky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night flies to thy slumber....
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 506 pages
...my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! — bleep, gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how hare I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids...thou in smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching tliee, And hush'd with buzzing night- flies to thy slumber ; Than in the perfum'd chambers of the great,...
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The Southern Review, Volume 6

1830 - 566 pages
...to Sleep. ** " Oh Sleep — oh gentle Sleep — Nature's soft nurse — how have I frighted thee 1 That thou, no more, wilt weigh my eyelids down And...smoky cribs Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, &c." But for some redeeming passages in Jonson's masques,...
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The Southern Review, Volume 6

1830 - 570 pages
...to Sleep. . " Oh Sleep—oh gentle SleepNature's soft nurse—how h'ave I frighted thee 1 That thon, no more, wilt weigh my eyelids down And steep my senses...smoky cribs Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, &c." But for some redeeming passages in Jonson's masques,...
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The plays and poems of Shakspeare [according to the text of E ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1833 - 522 pages
...letters, And well consider of them. Make good speed. [Exit Pu*/e. How many thousand of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O Sleep, O gentle Sleep,...smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber ; Than in the perfumed chambers of the great, Under...
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Poetic gems: partly original; but chiefly selected from the best authors: by ...

Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...THE FOURTH'S SOLILOQUY ON SLEEP. How many thousands of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O gentle Sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted...smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, Than in the perfum'd chambers of the great, Under the...
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The English Orator: a Selection of Pieces for Reading & Recitation

James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...HENRY IV.'s SOLILOQUY ON SLEEP. How many thousands of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse ! how have I frighted...smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, Than in the perfumed chambers of the great, Under the...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ...

William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...Paffe. How many thousand of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep! — Sleep, gentle sleep,1) hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber; Than in the perfum'd chambers of the great, Under the...
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Cambrian and Caledonian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory, Volume 5

1833 - 642 pages
...APOSTROPHE TO SLEEP. " SLEEP, gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That tliou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down And steep my senses...smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, Than in the perFumed chambers of the great, Under the...
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The poetic reciter; or, Beauties of the British poets: adapted for reading ...

Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...HENRY IV.'S SOLILOQUY ON SLEEP. How many thousands of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O gentle Sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted...uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hushed with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, Than in the perfumed chambers of the Great, Under the canopies of costly...
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