I slept and dreamed that life was beauty.
I woke-and found that life was duty.

Ellen Sturgis Hooper

Beauty and Duty

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Topic

Dreams Daily grind

Author

Ellen Sturgis Hooper

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Beauty and Duty

Language

English

Time

1840 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Hooper, Ellen Sturgis. "I Slept, and Dreamed that Life was Beauty." The Dial, July 1840.

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Thomas Carlyle

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Thomas Carlyle
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Time
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Current Citation

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