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Stephen C. (1826-1864)

Beautiful Dreamer

1Beautiful dreamer, wake me,
2Starlight and dewdrops are for thee;
3Sounds of the rude heard in the day,
4Lull'd by the moonlight all pass'd a way!

dreamer, queen of my song,
6List while I woo thee soft melody;
7Gone are the cares of busy throng, --
8Beautiful dreamer, unto me!
9Beautiful dreamer awake me!

dreamer, out on the sea
11Mermaids are chaunting the wild
12Over the vapors are borne,
13Waiting to fade at the coming morn.

dreamer, beam on my heart,
15E'en as the on the streamlet and sea;
16Then will all of sorrow depart, --
17Beautiful dreamer, unto me!
18Beautiful dreamer, awake me!

Online text copyright 2003, Ian Lancashire for the Department of English, of Toronto.
Published by the Web Development Group, Information Technology Services, of Toronto Libraries.

Original text: Beautiful Dreamer, "the last song ever written" by Stephen C. Foster. Composed but a few days previous to his death (New York: W. A. Pond, 1864). Facsimile in Stephen Foster, Household Songs, Earlier American 12, introduction by H. Wiley Hitchcock (New York: Da Capo Press, 1973): 89-93. M780.82 E13 no. 12 Toronto Metro Public Reference Library.
First publication 1864
RPO poem editor: Ian
RP RPO 1998.
Recent 1:2002/4/27

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Rhyme: ababb

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