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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

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Ellen Sturgis Hooper

Ellen Sturgis Hooper

Born: February 17, 1812
Died: November 3, 1848 (aged 36)
Bio: Ellen Sturgis Hooper was an American poet. A member of the Transcendental Club, she was widely regarded as one of the most gifted poets among the New England Transcendentalists. Her work is occasionally reprinted in anthologies.

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