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BUILDING.
Oh, castles of air, that soon circle away,
And leave our foundation of hopes torn and broken!
We build once again with more care that they stay,
And cling to our hopes though our fears are ne'er spoken.
And leave our foundation of hopes torn and broken!
We build once again with more care that they stay,
And cling to our hopes though our fears are ne'er spoken.
How frail are our hopes and our joys in this life;
How frail is a castle of air and its ending;
But still does a dreamer dream on through world's strife,
And builds once again, though its fall be soul-rending.
How frail is a castle of air and its ending;
But still does a dreamer dream on through world's strife,
And builds once again, though its fall be soul-rending.
Some say, build our way down through life as you go,
And others will beckon you turn from their guiding;
Alone, like a wanderer, try ye to know
If right in thy building, with own self-abiding.
And others will beckon you turn from their guiding;
Alone, like a wanderer, try ye to know
If right in thy building, with own self-abiding.
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