Give me fair sleep and pure,
Give me no dream obscure,
No figure from limbo.
Give me no terror.
Give me sweet tender
Effort of happy breath,
Give me this only,
Give me this only,
Give me no trouble, nor
Tremor of hurry; O
Give to me, rather,
Shade for the heavy head,
Sleep merely mortal;
Pause of deep slumber, now,
Peace like the myrtle.
Give me no guilt, tonight,
Spare the recurrent fright,
Spare shame like an odor, —
Odor of evil; O
Give me no mock delight,
Echo nor shudder,
Blunder nor sorrow.
Now, sleep come, a sip of death,
And, peace, an act of faith,
Lapse and surrender.