Quote by William Shakespeare, Henry IV Pa

O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down and steep my senses in forgetfulness?

O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse, how have I fri

Summary

In this quote from William Shakespeare's play "Henry IV, Part 2," the speaker laments the absence of sleep. The personification of sleep as "nature's soft nurse" emphasizes its comforting and nurturing quality. The speaker wonders why sleep has been disturbed or scared off, leading to their inability to close their eyes and find relief in forgetfulness. This quote expresses a longing for the restorative power of sleep and highlights the speaker's frustration and longing for its embrace.

Topics

Sleep

By William Shakespeare, Henry IV Pa

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

When we can't understand the science behind something in thi

When we can't understand the science behind something in this world, we make up mythological entities that we can relate to. We personify the forces of nature that mystify us, using our boundless imaginations to comfort us and make us feel like we have some control over these things that are much bigger than we are.

Chelsie Shakespeare

Death Love Dreams Desire Story Shakespeare Young Adult Reincarnation Soulmates Meant To Be Past Lives Romance Sexy Vintage

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman's smile - that is happiness.

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are di

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemort's gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust. Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.

Dumbledore

Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean ki

Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities.

Charles Bukowski

Alone

And that she would probably like nothing more than for her h

And that she would probably like nothing more than for her home to have become a place where the young and irreparably broken sink into love.

Love Home Young Broken Repair

Darinya, aku mengambil filosofi bahwa belajar adalah sikap b

Darinya, aku mengambil filosofi bahwa belajar adalah sikap berani menantang segala ketidakmungkinan; bahwa ilmu yang tak dikuasai akan menjelma di dalam diri manusia menjadi sebuah ketakutan. Belajar dengan keras hanya bisa dilakukan oleh seorang yang bukan penakut.

Inspirational Spirit

What all men are really after is some form, or perhaps only

What all men are really after is some form, or perhaps only some formula, of peace.

Peace

Stop giving your life away to other people.

Stop giving your life away to other people.

Life Inspirational Self Empowerment Accoun

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.

Experience

Fire destroys falsehood, that is sophistry, and restores tru

Fire destroys falsehood, that is sophistry, and restores truth, driving out darkness.

Leonardo da Vinci

Truth

The growth and development of people is the highest calling

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

Harvey S. Firestone

Leadership

Fear created the first gods in the world.

Fear created the first gods in the world.

Caecilius Statius

Fear