“What use is it to slumber here:
Though the heart be sad and weary?”

What Use Is It To Slumber Here?
Context: What use is it to slumber here:
Though the heart be sad and weary?
What use is it to slumber here
Though the day rise dark and dreary?

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English novelist and poet 1818–1848

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