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THE NIGHT FOR SLEEP by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: WHEN DAYLIGHT CAME
Last Line: THE NIGHT FOR SLEEP!
Subject(s): NIGHT; BEDTIME;

When daylight came,
After the night of maddening unrest
Deciding which was better, which was best,
And how at last I should assail the steep,
Ah me! I was all sodden and asleep
When daylight came,

The night for sleep!
Though clouds may overhang and storms may blow,
And all the morrow's way you may not know,
Oblivion, and trusting quietness,
These covered pathways lead to bright success --
The night for sleep!



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