Repose

Repose re·​pose /rəˈpōz/ Noun/Verb

noun

rest, peace, sleep

“Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night’s repose.”

– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882)

verb

1. to lay, to place

“It matters not what goal you seek – its secret here reposes: you’ve got to dig from week to week – to get results or roses.”

– Edgar Albert Guest (1881 – 1959)

2. to rest, to relax

“Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.”

– Francis Quarles (1592 – 1644)