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MIDNIGHT STANZAS.
Sweet god of sleep, oh! hear my pray'r,
Listen to me, I implore thee!
Let visions soft as liquid air
In quick succession flit before me.
Listen to me, I implore thee!
Let visions soft as liquid air
In quick succession flit before me.
Morpheus, come, and with thee bring
Young zephyrs round my couch to fly,
And elfin minstrels that may sing
To me a fairy lullaby.
Young zephyrs round my couch to fly,
And elfin minstrels that may sing
To me a fairy lullaby.
Zephyr, fan me with thy wing;
Minstrel, lull me with thy lay;
Thy poppies, Morpheus, round me fling,
That I may sleep till break of day.
Minstrel, lull me with thy lay;
Thy poppies, Morpheus, round me fling,
That I may sleep till break of day.
