Ellen Sturgis Hooper quotes

I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?
Toil on, poor heart, unceasingly;
And thou shalt find thy dream to be
A truth and noonday light to thee. (Ellen Sturgis Hooper)

Ellen Sturgis Hooper

Occupation: American Poet
Born: February 17, 1812
Died: November 3, 1848
Quotes count: 1
Wikipedia: Ellen Sturgis Hooper

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