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{{quote|''How can I then return in happy plight, |
{{quote|''How can I then return in happy plight, |
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That am debarr'd the benefit of rest? |
That am debarr'd the benefit of rest? |
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When day's oppression is not eased by night, |
When day's oppression is not eased by night, |
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But day by night, and night by day, oppress'd? |
But day by night, and night by day, oppress'd? |
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And each, though enemies to either's reign, |
And each, though enemies to either's reign, |
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Do in consent shake hands to torture me; |
Do in consent shake hands to torture me; |
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The one by toil, the other to complain |
The one by toil, the other to complain |
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How far I toil, still farther off from thee. |
How far I toil, still farther off from thee. |
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I tell the day, to please them thou art bright |
I tell the day, to please them thou art bright |
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And dost him grace when clouds do blot the heaven: |
And dost him grace when clouds do blot the heaven: |
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So flatter I the swart-complexion'd night, |
So flatter I the swart-complexion'd night, |
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When sparkling stars twire not thou gild'st the even. |
When sparkling stars twire not thou gild'st the even. |
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But day doth daily draw my sorrows longer |
But day doth daily draw my sorrows longer |
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And night doth nightly make grief's strength seem stronger.''|'''[[William Shakespeare]]'''}} |
And night doth nightly make grief's strength seem stronger.''|'''[[William Shakespeare]]'''}} |
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How can I then return in happy plight, |
"I detest sleep. I've got better things to do. Besides, I find it frightening - to awaken and be unsure of everything you remember about life not being just part of a dream. Waking means I've slept, and sleep dissolves what certainty I have left."
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"You only get one shot at life. Why waste it on sleep?"
—Gustav Graves, Die Another Day
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"Sleep? Sleep is for tortoises!"
—The Doctor, Doctor Who
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