Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind,
At morn to wake more heav'nly, more refin'd;
So shall the labours of the day begin
More pure, more guarded from the snares of sin.

Question: In the lines above, how does Wheatley view the purpose of
rest?

Wheatley begins to connect the beauty of the evening with the beauty of human
souls.

Wheatley highlights the importance of beauty of the natural world to the soul

Wheatley prays for peaceful slumber so that she will be more ready to take on
the next day's challenges.

Wheatley calls upon the goddess Aurora of the dawn to refine her.