按照牛津字典的解释，副词tightly在17世纪晚期的意思是soundly, properly或well。莎士比亚《温莎的风流娘儿们》（The Merry Wives of Windsor）有这样的句子"Hold Sirha, beare you these letters tightly." 18世纪晚期tight有soundly（熟睡的）, roundly（完全的）的意思。1898玛丽-阿奈特-冯-阿尼姆在她的《伊莉莎白和她的德国花园》(Elizabeth and Her German Garden)里写"She had been so tight asleep."
Good night, sleep tight,
Wake up bright
In the morning light
To do what's right
With all your might.
大多数美国儿童可能对下面这段形成于19世纪的儿歌更为熟悉："Good night, sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite."
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