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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6905 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6905
AUTHOR:Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892)
QUOTATION:Whate’er thy joys, they vanish with the day:
Whate’er thy griefs, in sleep they fade away,
    To sleep! to sleep!
Sleep, mournful heart, and let the past be past:
Sleep, happy soul, all life will sleep at last.
ATTRIBUTION:Foresters. Song.