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NEWCOMER'S SLEEP
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NEWCOMER'S SLEEP

Date2003 - 2004
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 16.5 x 11.4 cm (5 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2")
Credit LineCourtesy of the Artist
Object numberMetspeak11
Descriptionsleep, n. 1 [Literature] "Sleep comes as a medicine to weariness, as a repairer of decay." (Richard Allestree, Whole Duty of Man, 1658)


2 [Scripture] "And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, . . ." (Matthew 26:40)


3 [Scripture] "Why sleep ye? Rise and pray . . ." (Luke 22:46)


4 [Scripture] "The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, . . ." (Ecclesiastes 5:12)


5 [Scripture] ". . . he that keepeth thee will not slumber." (Psalms 121:3)




bed, n. a resting place for the purpose of rejuvenation and restoration of body and mind


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