The Collected Songs of Charles Mackay With Illustrations by John Gilbert |
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ONCE MY DREAMS, FROM MORN TO NIGHT. |
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ONCE MY DREAMS, FROM MORN TO NIGHT.
I
Once my dreams, from morn to night,Were of bowers enchanted;
Fancy built them, and Delight
All their pathways haunted.
Thus I stray'd with young Romance,
Until Time, the warner,
Roused me from my idle trance,
In the chimney-corner.
II
Sitting there while life was new,I beheld a treasure,—
Two bright eyes of tender blue,
Beaming love and pleasure.
Round my feet the children play'd,—
Love was Life's adorner,
Peace its dwelling-place had made
In my chimney-corner.
III
“What,” cried I, “are bowers of bliss,“Baseless, void, and fleeting,
“To a happy home like this,
“With its fond hearts beating?
“Love, if thou wilt guide my way
“I'll defy the scorner;
“And be happy while I may
“In the chimney-corner
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