Tuesday, December 31, 2002
The Night Comments
Rating: ★2.8
Most Holy Night, that still dost keep
The keys of all the doors of sleep,
To me when my tired eyelids close
Give thou repose.
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Hilaire Belloc
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7/30/2025 5:28:32 AM # 1.0.0
Cheat me with thy false delight Most holy night. Beautiful poem with deep meaning. Thanks for sharing it here.
Those last two lines make me think that the original must be a classical Latin poem of the Stoic school, looking forward to the true and abiding delight of death. Does anyone know such a poem?