Alfred, Lord Tennyson Quote

Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams I sorrow after The delight of early skies; In a wakeful dose I sorrow For the hand, the lips, the eyes, For the meeting of the morrow, The delight of happy laughter, The delight of low replies.

The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate (ed. 1867)