It shows, it seems, a human soul which has been drowsing, spiritually speaking, amid earthly temptations, until an angel from above awakens it from its slumber.
www.telegraph.co.uk A substantial number of his figures are lost in dreams as they are depicted sleeping or drowsing, often expressive of some yearning that alludes to hidden desires.
www.e-flux.com However, horses with ears slightly turned back but in a loose position, may be drowsing, bored, fatigued, or simply relaxed.
en.wikipedia.org Walk along the side wall and behold plates with peacocks, lighthouses, palm trees and a kitten drowsing in a basket of yarn.
www.latimes.com Rather, these images show no evidence of human activity at all except for the occasional fisherman drowsing by the riverside.
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