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The Aeneid [Ænē̆is], Book 12, l. 908ff (12.908-912) (29-19 BC) [tr. Day-Lewis (1952)] - Virgil | WIST Quotations
But, as it is in a nightmare, when sleep's narcotic hand Is leaden upon our eyes, we seem to be desperately trying To run and run, but we cannot -- for all our efforts, we sink down Nerveless; our usual strength is just not there, and our tongue Won't work…