| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1463. Song from “Ben Hur” |
| | | By Lew Wallace |
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| WAKE not, but hear me, love! | |
| Adrift, adrift on slumber’s sea, | |
| Thy spirit call to list to me. | |
| Wake not, but hear me, love! | |
| A gift from Sleep, the restful king, | 5 |
| All happy, happy dreams I bring. | |
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| Wake not, but hear me, love! | |
| Of all the world of dreams ’t is thine | |
| This once to choose the most divine. | |
| So choose, and sleep, my love! | 10 |
| But ne’er again in choice be free, | |
| Unless, unless—thou dream’st of me. | |
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