DEAD CALM
Date2003 - 2004
DimensionsOverall: 15.2 x 38.1 x 20.3 cm (6 x 15 x 8")
Credit LineCourtesy of the Artist
Object numberMetspeak15
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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