Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born; Relive my languish, and restore the light.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the desire for rest and rejuvenation amidst suffering and darkness.
In this quote, Samuel Daniel personifies Sleep as a comforting entity that emerges from the darkness of night, symbolizing a reprieve from earthly struggles. The speaker pleads for Sleep to alleviate their suffering and bring back the light of hope, highlighting the profound connection between rest, healing, and the human experience of despair.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about mental health and the importance of rest.
Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born, Relieve my languish and restore the light; With dark forgetting of my care return. And let the day be time enough to mourn The shipwreck of my ill adventured youth: Let waking eyes suffice to wail their scorn Without the torment of the night's untruth.
Beauty, sweet love, is like the morning dew, Whose short refresh upon tender green, Cheers for a time, but till the sun doth show And straight is gone, as it had never been.
Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling.
With a heavy load and a long journey
Peaceful is the one who is not concerned with having more or less.
If you are able to state a problem - any problem - and if it is important enough, then the problem can be solved.
I have had many successes and many failures in my life. My successes have always been for different reasons, but my failures have always been for the same reason: I said yes when I meant no.
My turn shall also come: I sense the spreading of a wing.
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