 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 446 pages
...watchful foes Whose eyes are open while mine close. Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance; Make...Awake into some holy thought : And with as active vigor run My course, as doth the nimble sun. Sleep is a death : O make me try, By sleeping, what it... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...watchful foes Whose eyes are open while mine close. Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance ;...Awake into some holy thought : And with as active vigor run My course, as doth the nimble sun. Sleep is a death : 0 make me try, By sleeping, what it... | |
 | 1899 - 394 pages
...my temples sentry keep, Guard me 'gainst those watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close. Sleep is a death ; O make me try, By sleeping, what...as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed. Howe'er I rest, great God, let me Awake again at least with Thee. And thus assured, behold I lie Securely,... | |
 | 1899 - 272 pages
...dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance ; Make me to sleep a holy trance, That I may, my rest being wrought,...Awake into some holy thought ; And with as active vigor run My course as doth the nimble sun. Sleep is a death. Oh ! make me try, By sleeping, what it... | |
 | 1900 - 660 pages
...Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, And make my sleep a holy trance ; That so I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy...doth the nimble Sun. Sleep is a death : O make me try Hy sleeping what it is to die ! And then as gently lay my head Upon my grave, as now my bed ; Howe'er... | |
 | Benjamin Ward Richardson, Mrs. George Martin - 1900 - 468 pages
...but Thee." How simply grand also the definition and invocation of sleep ! — "Sleep is a death ; oh, make me try By sleeping what it is to die, And as gently lay my head On my grave as on my bed : Howe'er I rest, great God, let me Awake again at last with Thee ; And thus secured, behold... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1901 - 494 pages
...watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close ; Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance; Make...My course as doth the nimble sun. Sleep is a death ; oh ! make me try, By sleeping, what it is to die : And as gently lay my head On my grave, as now... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1901 - 1080 pages
...are open while mine close. L<et no dreams my head infest But such as Jacob's temples blest. Whilst that shone like gold, And vigor run My course, as doth the nimble sun. Sleep is a death ; oh, make me try, By sleeping, what... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1902 - 354 pages
...watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close. Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest While I do rest, my soul advance : Make...as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed. Howe er I rest, great God, let me Awake again at last with thee. And thus assured, behold I lie Securely,... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1902 - 450 pages
...watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close. Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, Make...wrought, Awake into some holy thought; And with as active vigor rtm My course, as doth the nimble sun. Sleep is a death; O make me try, By sleeping, what it... | |
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O make me try, By sleeping, what it is to die ; And as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed. 
