Dormo ancora o son desto?

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Che contrade rimiro? ________________________________________________________________

Qual aria vi respiro? ________________________________________________________________

E che terren calpesto?________________________________________________________________

Chi fece in me, chi fece________________________________________________________________

il sempre dolce e lusinghevol sonno

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ministro de' tormenti,________________________________________________________________

chi cangi il mio riposo in ria sventura?

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Qual deit de' dormienti ha cura?

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O sonno, o mortal sonno!________________________________________________________________

Fratello della morte altri ti

chiama.___________________________________________________________

Solingo trasportato,________________________________________________________________

deluso ed ingannato,________________________________________________________________

ti conosco ben io, padre

d'errori.____________________________________________________________

Pur degli errori miei son io la

colpa.__________________________________________________________

Ch se l'ombra del
sonno________________________________________________________________

sorella o pur compagna,________________________________________________________________

chi si confida all'ombra________________________________________________________________

perduto alfin contro ragion si lagna.

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O di sempre sdegnati,________________________________________________________________

numi non mai placati,________________________________________________________________

contro Ulisse che dorme anco
severi,_________________________________________________________

vostri divini imperi________________________________________________________________

contro l'uman voler sien fermi e

forti,_________________________________________________________

ma non tolgano, ahim, la pace ai

morti.______________________________________________________

Feaci ingannatori,________________________________________________________________

voi pur mi prometteste________________________________________________________________

di ricondurmi salvo________________________________________________________________

in Itaca mia patria________________________________________________________________

con le ricchezze mie, co' miei

tesori.__________________________________________________________

Feaci mancatori,________________________________________________________________

or non so com'ingrati mi lasciaste

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in questa riva aperta,________________________________________________________________

su spiaggia erma e
deserta,________________________________________________________________

misero, abbandonato;________________________________________________________________

e vi porta fastosi________________________________________________________________

e per l'aure e per l'onde________________________________________________________________

cos enorme peccato!________________________________________________________________

Se puniti non son s gravi

errori,_____________________________________________________________

lascia, Giove, deh, lascia________________________________________________________________

de' fulmini la cura,________________________________________________________________

ch la legge del caso pi sicura

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