Song (Breeze Of The Night In Gentler Sighs)

Lord ByronLord Byron22 Jan 1788

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Breeze of the night in gentler sighs
  More softly murmur o’er the pillow;
For Slumber seals my *****’s eyes,
  And Peace must never shun her pillow.Or breathe those sweet æolian strains
  Stolen from celestial spheres above,
To charm her ear while some remains,
  And soothe her soul to dreams of love.But Breeze of night again forbear,
  In softest murmurs only sigh:
Let not a Zephyr’s pinion dare
  To lift those auburn locks on high.Chill is thy Breath, thou breeze of night!
  Oh! ruffle not those lids of Snow;
For only Morning’s cheering light
  May wake the beam that lurks below.Blest be that lip and azure eye!
  Sweet *****, hallowed be thy Sleep!
Those lips shall never vent a sigh,
  Those eyes may never wake to weep.
Lord Byron
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Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS, known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet, peer and politician who became a revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence, and is considered one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement.

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