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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

William (Fiona MLeod) Sharp 1855-1905 John Bartlett

 
1
    Across the silent stream
  Where the dream-shadows go,
From the dim blue Hill of Dream
  I have heard the west wind blow.
          From the Hills of Dream.
2
    Love is a beautiful dream.
          Cor Cordium.
3
    Ah, the strange, sweet, lonely delight
  Of the Valleys of Dream.
          Dream Fantasy.
4
    Down beyond the haven the tide comes with a shout.
          An old Tale of Three.
5
    The desire of love, Joy:
The desire of life, Peace:
The desire of the soul, Heaven:
The desire of God … a flame-white secret forever.
          Desire.
6
    The gray silence, the gray waves, the gray wastes of the sea.
          Longing.
7
    I hear the little children of the wind
Crying solitary in lonely places.
          Little Children of the Wind.