William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2

Night lines

O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down And steep my senses in forgetfulness?

William Shakespeare Henry IV, Part 2 Act 3, Scene 1, lines 5–8 (King Henry) first printed 1600

Edition: Folger Shakespeare, ed. Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine (Folger Shakespeare Library), read online at folger.edu
Read the whole text: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/henry-iv-part-2/read/3/1/
Rights: Public domain: Shakespeare died in 1616.

sleeplessnesssleep

Why do I keep waking up at 3am?
How do I stop my mind racing at night?