Act I, Scene 43

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• Shakespeare. When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,
  For all the day they view things unrespected; 590
  But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee,
  And darkly bright are bright in dark directed.
  Then thou, whose shadow shadows doth make bright,
  How would thy shadow's form form happy show
  To the clear day with thy much clearer light, 595
  When to unseeing eyes thy shade shines so!
  How would, I say, mine eyes be blessed made
  By looking on thee in the living day,
  When in dead night thy fair imperfect shade
  Through heavy sleep on sightless eyes doth stay! 600
  All days are nights to see till I see thee,
  And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.