Versos English Michelangelo Buonarroti On The Statue Of Night In The Medicean Sacristy

English poem

On The Statue Of Night In The Medicean Sacristy

by (1568–1646)

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Sweet is to sleep, and marble peace to know, Now, while dishonor and disgrace are near; ’Tis all my fortune not to see, nor hear; Therefore do not awake me; ah! speak low!