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dreaming (n.)

But sorrow return'd with the dawning of morn,

And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away.

Thomas Campbell (1777-1844): The Soldier's Dream.

Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming,

Thy gentle voice my spirit can cheer.

George Linley (1798-1865): Ever of Thee.

If there be, or ever were, one such,

It's past the size of dreaming.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Antony and Cleopatra. Act v. Sc. 2.