I SEE, how like twilight slumber falls T' obscure the glory of those balls, And, as she sleeps, See how light creeps Thorough the chinks, and beautifies The rayie fringe of her fair eyes. II Observe Love's feuds, how fast they fly, To every heart, from her clos'd eye, What then will she, When waking, be? A glowing light for all t' admire, Such as would set the world on fire. III Then seal her eyelids, gentle Sleep, Whiles cares of her mine open keep; Lock up, I say Those doors of day, Which with the morn for lustre strive, That I may look on her, and live. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DIRTY OLD MAN by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM RUINES OF ROME by JOACHIM DU BELLAY NIGHTFALL IN DORDRECHT by EUGENE FIELD THE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP by HEINRICH HOFFMANN THE LITTLE GHOST by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |