I Dream of All Things Free!

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Words by Mrs. Hemans.
Music by G. W. C.

I dream of all things free!
Of a gallant, gallant bark,
That sweeps thro' the storm at sea,
Like an

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arrow to its mark!
Of a stag that o'er the hills
Goes bounding in his glee;
Of a

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thousand flashing rills
Of all things glad and free.
Of all things glad and free.

I dream of some proud bird,
A bright-eyed mountain king;
In my visions I have heard
The rustling of his wing.
I follow some wild river,
On whose breast no sail may be;
Dark woods around it shiver
I dream of all things free.
I dream of all things free.

Of a happy forest child,
With the fawns and flowers at play;
Of an Indian midst the wild,
With the stars to guide his way;
Of a chief his warriors leading,
Of an archer's green wood tree
My heart in chains is bleeding,
And I dream of all things free.
And I dream of all things free.