"Dreaming upon the sands I lift mine eyes to gaze Beyond the infinite and heaving blue; The far horizon, blurred in cloud and haze, Bends o'er some beach (I muse) a thousand leagues from view. "And there," saith Fancy, " looking toward these sands, Wistful like thee, an unknown dreamer stands!""
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"By The Sea", in The North American Review, Vol. 187 (February 1913) p. 234
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Robert Stanley Weir
Robert Stanley Weir (15 November 1856 – 20 August 1926) was a Canadian judge and poet most famous for writing the English lyrics to "O Canada", the national anthem of Canada.
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