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I Slept, And Dreamed That Life Was Beauty

By Louisa May Alcott

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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, sad heart, courageously,         And thou shall find thy dream to be         A noonday light and truth to thee."

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About Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) was an American novelist and poet best known for "Little Women." Her poetry reflects her abolitionist views, Transcendentalist upbringing, and experiences as a Civil War nurse.

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