As stated in class, this is from Book IV, and as I found in this link, is lines 598 - 632. Yikes.
Focus on IMAGERY. This is the key for the entire poem.
Themes to look at are the power, importance, and reward of Sleep. There is a potential mirror to works being the way to heaven (i.e. sleep/rest is the reward for earthly labour).
Mr. Sir and Sparknotes both have interesting things to say. For Mr. Sir, particularly note paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Context section.
Enjoy. :)
- T. Marcus
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