按照牛津字典的解釋，副詞tightly在17世紀晚期的意思是soundly, properly或well。莎士比亞《溫莎的風流娘兒們》（The Merry Wives of Windsor）有這樣的句子"Hold Sirha, beare you these letters tightly." 18世紀晚期tight有soundly（熟睡的）, roundly（完全的）的意思。1898瑪麗-阿奈特-馮-阿尼姆在她的《伊莉莎白和她的德國花園》(Elizabeth and Her German Garden)里寫"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.
大多數(shù)美國兒童可能對下面這段形成于19世紀的兒歌更為熟悉："Good night, sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite."
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