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IN A DREAM.
AND thou shalt walk as in a dream,
Thine eyes bewildered by the gleam
Of blending light, till future years
Have chased thy present midnight fears.
Thine eyes bewildered by the gleam
Of blending light, till future years
Have chased thy present midnight fears.
And thou shalt walk as in a dream,
Yet oft through memory will it seem
That one who should have been a guide—
Or friend, is wanting by thy side.
Yet oft through memory will it seem
That one who should have been a guide—
Or friend, is wanting by thy side.
And thou shalt walk as in a dream,
With nothing as it now doth seem;
Till all delusion pass away,
And thou'rt alone in brightest day.
With nothing as it now doth seem;
Till all delusion pass away,
And thou'rt alone in brightest day.
For in thy heart thou bear'st the key
Which yet must set thy spirit free,
And lead thee to th' eternal stream:—
Though now thou walkest in a dream.
Which yet must set thy spirit free,
And lead thee to th' eternal stream:—
Though now thou walkest in a dream.
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