WRITTEN IN A BOOK OF DREAMS.
This life 's a dream--so all have thought,
Philosophers and poets too,
And rhyme and reason both have wrought,
To prove what most have felt is true.
The warrior's dream 's a fiery chaos,
For glory ever flying on;
The statesman's an unceasing race,
Full often lost and seldom won.
The merchant dreams of loss and gain,