THE CRY OF THE DREAMER.
I am tired of planning and toiling Ju the crowded hives of men : Heart weary of Wilding ami spoiling And spoiling and building again." ' And. I lcui" for ihc dear old river, Whe.rc I dreamed my youth away li'or a dreamer )i res fnrever, But a.toilcr dies iu a day, I am sick of the showy seomin"' 1 f Blifa that is half a lie; . Of tho faces lined with scheming In the throng thathurries by*' :From tho aleoploj-s thoughts'.endeavour ■ Twould go where the children play, For a dreamer Jives for ow, Anda thiuker dies in a day, 1 1 can feel no pride, but pity, !, For Ihu'bunl«iis 'he rich endure ; There is nothing sweet in the city' Hut the pttlieist lives of ihe poor. Oh, the little hands too skilful, . Aud (he child mind choki'd with .weeds! The daughter's heart grown wilful, And the father's heart that bleeds! No.-No! from the atrootf'rude bustle, From trophies of mart and stage, 1 would lly to the woods' low rustle . Aud ihe meadows' kindly page. Let me dream as d old by; the river, And beloved for thV drnam alway; For a dreamer lives forever, * And a toiler dies in a day. ' .•:■ • ■ John -Boylh O'Keilly,
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXV, Issue 7145, 10 February 1892, Page 1
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208THE CRY OF THE DREAMER. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXV, Issue 7145, 10 February 1892, Page 1
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