But alas for the dreams that round us play!
For the plans of mortal making!
And alas for the false and fickle day
That looked so fair at waking!


The Poetical Works of Alice and Phoebe Cary (1882 edition)

Phoebe Cary Quotes

But alas for the dreams that round us play! For the plans of mortal making! And alas for the false and fickle day That looked so fair at waking!

But alas for the dreams that round us play! For the plans of mortal making! And alas for the false and fickle day That looked so fair at waking!

But alas for the dreams that round us play! For the plans of mortal making! And alas for the false and fickle day That looked so fair at waking!

But alas for the dreams that round us play! For the plans of mortal making! And alas for the false and fickle day That looked so fair at waking!