Come, Sleep: O Sleep! The Certain Knot Of Peace, The Baiting Place Of Wit, The Balm Of Woe, The Poor Man's Wealth, The Prisoner's Release, The Indifferent Judge Between The High And Low.

Come, Sleep: O Sleep! The Certain Knot Of Peace, The Baiting Place Of Wit, The Balm Of Woe, The Poor Man's Wealth, The Prisoner's Release, The Indifferent Judge Between The High And Low.

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Come, Sleep: O Sleep! the certain knot of peace,
The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe,
The poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release,
The indifferent judge between the high and low.
-- Philip Sidney (1554-1586)

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