... rest himself. He describes the offering he would make to Morpheus and to his goddess, Juno: an elaborate bed of doves' down, with striped gold and black satin and linen from Reynes. He would give this gift to obtain the swift and deep sleep that Alcyone did when Juno answered her ... . Similarly, the very last activity which engages the poet before he falls asleep involves the mental construction of an ideal bedchamber. This is the one "phisicien" (39) which finally effects a cure. The poet, inspired by the story he has read, describes a surpassingly luxurious chamber containing a feath...

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