Somnus . Ear Mother Night, I your commandment    Obey, and Dreams t'interpret Dreams will make, As / waking curiosity is wont Though better dream asleep, than dream awake. And this white horny Wand shall work the deed Whose power doth Figures of the light present: When from this sable radius doth proceed Naught but confused shows, to no intent. Be this a Temple; there Sybilla stand, Preparing reverent Rites with holy hand; And so bright visions go, and entertain All round about, whilst I'll to sleep again. Transcribed and modernized by Anniina Jokinen from Daniel, Samuel. The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Samuel Daniel. vol 3. A. B. Grosart, ed. New York: Rusell & Russell, Inc., 1885, Reissued in 1963. 198. to Works of Samuel Daniel Created by Anniina Jokinen on June 5, 1997. Site copyright ©1996-2007 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved.