Walter Scott Quotes about Sleep

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Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.

Walter Scott

Sleep, Joy

Sir Walter Scott (1873). “Poetical Works”, p.321

Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.

Walter Scott

Blessed, Sleep, Night

Sir Walter Scott (1825). “The Novels, Tales and Romances of the Author of Waverley”, p.311

Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, morn of toil, nor night of waking.

Walter Scott

Sleep, Night, Toil

Sir Walter Scott (1833). “The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations”, p.444

Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Dream of battled fields no more. Days of danger, nights of waking.

Walter Scott

Dream, Memorial Day, Sleep

Sir Walter Scott (1873). “Poetical Works”, p.140

I'll dream no more--by mainly mind Not even in sleep is well resigned. My midnight orisons said o'er, I'll turn to rest and dream no more.

Walter Scott

Dream, Sleep, Mind

Jock, when ye hae naething else to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when ye 're sleeping.

Walter Scott

Sleep, Tree, Growing

Walter Scott (1852). “Waverley Novels”, p.99