And sleep, that sometime shuts up sorrow's eye, Steal me awhile from mine own company. Author: William Shakespeare Copy Quote More from William Shakespeare “Fill till the wine o'erswell the cup” “O, that this too too solid flesh would meltThaw and resolve itself into a dew!O…” “I dote on his very absence.” “Soft you; a word or two before you go. I have done the state some service, and …”