WILLIAM MORRIS
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Dreamer of dreams—dreamer of golden dreams, Explorer of the rainbow-lands of yore, Columbus of Arcadian Continents, Poetic founder of Utopian states. Dreamer of dreams? Dreamer of only dreams? A master worker with the mind and hand Who made the beautiful and useful wed, An alchemist who turned all work to art. Dreamer of dreams? Maker of wondrous things? A knight in mortal combat for a cause, A sower of emancipation’s seed, A master builder of a better world.