A Sicilian Story With Diego de Montilla, and Other Poems. By Barry Cornwall [i.e. Bryan Waller Procter]. Second Edition |
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[Sleep, my Leila: do not fear]
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Sleep, my Leila: do not fear;Close thine eyes; thy Hassan's here.
Thy lover's still beside thee:
Then how can harm betide thee?
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Sleep, my rose of beauty, sleep,And I will hush thy murmurs deep,
And watch thee while thou sleepest,
And kiss thee if thou weepest.
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Yet, may no fears, nor aught that seemsEvil ever haunt thy dreams.
Dream thou of love and flowers,
Blue skies and happier hours.
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And I, beneath this summer moon,Will sing an old remember'd tune,
Such as the winds awaken
When slumbering leaves are shaken.
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Such as comes, when o'er smooth sandsThe sea-maid spreads her silver hands,
And sinks, with scarce a motion,
Back in the calm green ocean.
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Sweet as when as the star-light goes,Thy dark eyes now begin to close
On all, on me thy lover:
They're shut: my song is over.
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