Oh sleep! It is a gentle thing,
Beloved from pole to pole.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Topic

Sleep Universal beliefs

Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Medium

Poem

Genre

Narrative poem

Language

English

Time

1798 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Lyrical Ballads. J. & A. Arch, 1798, part 5.

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Source
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Medium
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Time
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