Alfred Tennyson - Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams...

Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams I sorrow afterThe delight of early skies; In a wakeful dose I sorrowFor the hand, the lips, the eyes, For the meeting of the morrow, The delight of happy laughter, The delight of low replies.

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Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams I sorrow afterThe delight of early skies; In a wakeful dose I sorrowFor the hand, the lips, the eyes, For the meeting of the morrow, The delight of happy laughter, The delight of low replies.

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half night waste sighs dreams sorrow afterthe delight early skies wakeful dose sorrowfor hand lips eyes meeting morrow happy laughter low replies

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