The Project Gutenberg EBook of 'He Giveth His Beloved Sleep', by Elizabeth Barrett Browning This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: 'He Giveth His Beloved Sleep' Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning Illustrator: L. B. Humphrey Andrew Release Date: May 30, 2008 [EBook #25643] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 'HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP' *** Produced by Bill Tozier and Barbara Tozier. Brown cloth cover with gold blind-stamped title. Ornately engraved flowers, with an inset portrait of Mrs Browning. Title page. Copyright page. Psalm 127:2. First two stanzas. An old man plays a harp. Third stanza, surrounded by branches. A hill, an old tree, a gravestone. Fourth stanza, surrounded by flowers. A woman sleeps against a windowsill. Fourth stanza, surrounded by oak leaves. A woman prays; ghostly figures stand in the background. Fifth stanza, surrounded by apple blossoms. A man reaps wheat.