LOVE AND SLEEP
II
Hide thine eyes for all their light,
Lest they come to weep;
Who shall say if day or night
Be the best for sleep?
Hide thine eyes for all their light,
Lest they come to weep;
Who shall say if day or night
Be the best for sleep?
If by day they wake,
Sorrow surely shall they see;
And for sorrow's sake
Joyless all their joy shall be.
Sorrow surely shall they see;
And for sorrow's sake
Joyless all their joy shall be.
Sun shall set and moon shall rise
Till the end of years,
But by night were never eyes
Watched and shed not tears.
Till the end of years,
But by night were never eyes
Watched and shed not tears.
Look not forth to find
Where thou never shalt find rest,
Lest thine eyes wax blind,
Love is good, but sleep is best.
Where thou never shalt find rest,
Lest thine eyes wax blind,
Love is good, but sleep is best.
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