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Miscellaneous writings of the late Dr. Maginn

edited by Dr. Shelton Mackenzie

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“TO MRS. ---

“If joys from sleep I borrow,
Sure thou 'lt forgive me this;
For he who wakes to sorrow,
At least may dream of bliss!
Wilt thou forgive my taking
A kiss—or something more?
What thou deny'st me waking,
I sure may slumber o'er.”

Now, what is this but an amplification of the following?—

“Since then I, waking, never may possess,
Let me in sleep at least enjoy the bliss,
And sure nice Virtue can't forbid me this.”

—J. Oldham.