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Quotation from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
“Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care, The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast”
Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 (First Folio (1623), modernised spelling)
Immediately after the murder Macbeth hears a voice cry that he has murdered sleep, and lists sleep's healing powers.
Citation: "Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care, The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast" — William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 (First Folio (1623), modernised spelling). (id macbeth-q3)
Portrait: Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1646), Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain.
