"When awake many fortuitous circumstances may happen to perplex and discompose us; but when the body is laid asleep, and the mind disencumbered of its load, we think and act with additional force--nothing then obstructs our activity or retards our promised bliss."
The Indian Observer, No. 11
At least 3 entries in ECCO and ESTC (1795, 1799).<br>
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See <u>The Indian Observer. By the Late Hugh Boyd, Esq. and Others. Compiled by Mr. Bone.</u> (Calcutta: Printed by Joseph Cooper, 1795). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T135037">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;