| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1153. To Sleep |
| | | By Maybury Fleming |
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| SWEET wooded way in life, forgetful Sleep! | |
| Dim, drowsy realm where restful shadows fall, | |
| And where the world’s glare enters not at all, | |
| Or in soft glimmer making rest more deep; | |
| Where sound comes not, or else like brooks that keep | 5 |
| The world’s noise out, as by a slumberous wall | |
| Of gentlest murmur; where still whispers call | |
| To smileless gladness those that waking weep; | |
| Beneath the dense veil of thy stirless leaves, | |
| Where no air is except the calm of space, | 10 |
| Vexed souls of men have grateful widow-hood | |
| Of tedious sense; there thoughts are bound in sheaves | |
| By viewless hands as silent as the place; | |
| And man, unsinning, finds all nature good. | |
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