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8 Dreams

Beyond, beyond the mountain line,

The grey-stone and the boulder,

Beyond the growth of dark green pine,

That crowns its western shoulder,

There lies that fairy-land of mine,

Unseen of a beholder.

Its fruits are all like rubies rare,

Its streams are clear like glasses;

There golden castles hang in the air,

And purple grapes in masses,

And noble knights and ladies fair

Come riding down the passes.

C.F. Alexander

beyond : on the other side of in masses : in large numbers
boulder : very large rock noble : belonging to a family of high

pine : a tall forest tree with leaves social rank
like needles knights : noblemen who fight for a
crowns : covers the top king

beholder : the person who looks fair : beautiful
rubies rare : poet’s way of saying ‘rare pass : a road through a mountain
rubies’

castle : a large building with a fort
where a king lives
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