III
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
· (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
Part of The Sleeping Beauty
She sleeps; her breathings are not heard
In palacechambers far apart;
The fragrant tresses are not stirred
That lie upon her charméd heart.
She sleeps; on either side upswells
The goldfringed pillow lightly prest;
She sleeps, nor dreams, but ever dwells
A perfect form in perfect rest.