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" I could lie down like a tired child,
And weep away the life of care
Which I have borne, and yet must bear,—
Till death like sleep might steal on me
And I might feel in the warm air
My cheek grow cold, and hear the sea
Breathe o'er my dying brain its last monotony. "

Percy Bysshe Shelley , The Complete Poems


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Percy Bysshe Shelley quote : I could lie down like a tired child,	 <br /> And weep away the life of care	 <br /> Which I have borne, and yet must bear,—	 <br /> Till death like sleep might steal on me	 <br /> And I might feel in the warm air	 <br /> My cheek grow cold, and hear the sea	 <br />Breathe o'er my dying brain its last monotony.