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I dreamed and did not seek: to-day I seek / Who can no longer dream; / But now am all behindhand, waxen weak, / And dazed amid so many things that gleam / Yet are not what they seem.
I dreamed and did not work: to-day I work / Kept wide awake by care / And loss, and perils dimly guessed to lurk; / I work and reap not, while my life goes bare / And void in wintry air.
I hope indeed; but hope itself is fear / Viewed on the sunny side; / I hope, and disregard the world that's here, / The prizes drawn, the sweet things that betide; / I hope, and I abide.