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where lies (Her casement open to the skies) Irene, with her Destinies! Oh, lady bright! can it be right   This window open to the night! WHERE LIES IN OUR CASEMENT OPEN TO THE SKIES IRENE WITH HER DESTINIES O LADY BRIGHT CAN IT BE RIGHT THIS WINDOW OPEN TO THE NIGHT
nds have been On seas less hideously serene. But lo, a stir is in the air! The wave--there is a movement there! As if the towers had thrust aside, In slightly sinking, the dull tide-- As if their tops had feebly given A void within the filmy Heaven. The waves have now a redder glow-- The hours are breathing faint and low-- And when, amid no earthly moans, Down, down that town shall settle hence, Hell, rising from a thousand thrones, Shall do it reverence. 1835? * * * * * THE SLEEPER At midnight, in the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon. An opiate vapor, dewy, dim, Exhales from out her golden rim, And, softly dripping, drop by drop, Upon the quiet mountain top, Steals drowsily and musically Into the universal valley. The rosemary nods upon the grave; The lily lolls upon the wave; Wrapping the fog about its breast, The ruin moulders into rest; Looking like Lethe, see! the lake A conscious slumber seems to take, And would not, for the world, awake. All Beauty sleeps!--and lo!  THE SLEEPER BY EDGAR ALLAN POE READ FOR BY LIVERBOX TOT ORB BY JAMES LE PEE AT MIDNIGHT IN THE MONTH OF JUNE I STAND BENEATH THE MYSTIC MOON IN OPIATE VAPOUR DEWY DIM EXHALES OUT FROM HER GOLDEN RIM AND SOFTLY DRIPPING DROP BY DROP UPON THE QUIET MOUNTAIN TOP STEALS DROWSILY AND MUSICALLY INTO THE UNIVERSAL VALLEY THE ROSEMARY NODS UPON THE GRAVE DELILLS UPON THE WAVE WRAPPING THE FOG ABOUT ITS BREAST THE RUIN MOULDERS INTO THE REST LOOKING LIKE LETHY SEA THE LAKE A CONSCIOUS SLUMBER SEEMS TO TAKE AND WOULD NOT FOR THE WORLD AWAKE ALL BEAUTY SLEEPS AND LO
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