“How happy he whose toil Has o'er his languid pow'rless limbs diffus'd A pleasing lassitude; he not in vain Invokes the gentle Deity of dreams. His pow'rs the most voluptuously dissolve In soft repose; on him the balmy dews Of Sleep with double nutriment descend.” DreamSleepVainGentleToilLimbsDeitiesDewReposeInvokePow Author:John Armstrong
“Come, every frustum longs to be a cone, And every vector dreams of matrices. Hark to the gentle gradient of the breeze: It whispers of a more ergodic zone.” DreamHumorousGentleZoneBreezeConesVectors Book:The Cyberiad Source: The Cyberiad
“He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence.” MenDreamEarthKingsStandingGentleAwe Book:Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“There is a gentle, but perfectly irresistible coercion in a habit of reading well directed, over the whole tenor of a man's character and conduct, which is not the less effectual because it works insensibly, and because it is really the last thing he dreams of.” MenWellsWholeCharacterDreamLastsReadingHabitGentleCoercionIrresistibleTenors Book:Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews Source: Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews