Yet a Little Sleep
Robert Fuller Murray 1863 – 1894
Beside the drowsy streams that creep
Within this island of repose,
Oh, let us rest from cares and woes,
Oh, let us fold our hands to sleep!
Is it ignoble, then, to keep
Awhile from where the rough wind blows,
And all is strife, and no man knows
What end awaits him on the deep?
The voyager may rest awhile,
When rest invites, and yet may be
Neither a sluggard nor a craven.
With strength renewed he quits the isle,
And putting out again to sea,
Makes sail for his desired haven.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBA ABBA CDECDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 473 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6 |
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