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" I arise from dreams of thee
In the first sweet sleep of night,
When the winds are breathing low,
And the stars are shining bright.
I arise from dreams of thee,
And a spirit in my feet
Has led me -who knows how?
To thy chamber-window, Sweet!

The wandering airs they faint
On the dark, the silent stream -
The champak odours fail
Like sweet thoughts in a dream;
The nightingale's complaint,
It dies upon her heart,
As I must die on thine,
O beloved as thou art!

Oh lift me from the grass!
I die! I faint! I fail!
Let thy love in kisses rain
On my lips and eyelids pale.
My cheek is cold and white, alas!
My heart beats loud and fast;
Oh press it close to thine again,
Where it will break at last! "

Percy Bysshe Shelley , The Complete Poems


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Percy Bysshe Shelley quote : I arise from dreams of thee<br />In the first sweet sleep of night,<br />When the winds are breathing low,<br />And the stars are shining bright.<br />I arise from dreams of thee,<br />And a spirit in my feet<br />Has led me -who knows how?<br />To thy chamber-window, Sweet!<br /><br />The wandering airs they faint<br />On the dark, the silent stream -<br />The champak odours fail<br />Like sweet thoughts in a dream;<br />The nightingale's complaint,<br />It dies upon her heart,<br />As I must die on thine,<br />O beloved as thou art!<br /><br />Oh lift me from the grass!<br />I die! I faint! I fail!<br />Let thy love in kisses rain<br />On my lips and eyelids pale.<br />My cheek is cold and white, alas!<br />My heart beats loud and fast;<br />Oh press it close to thine again,<br />Where it will break at last!