In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe wrote "A Dream Within a Dream," a poem in which he may have reflected on the last days of his life. The author died that same year in Baltimore, Maryland, on Oct. 7 at age 40.

They answered him, “We each had a dream, but there is no one to interpret it.” So Joseph said to them, “Surely interpretations belong to God! Please tell me your dreams.” ~ Genesis 40:8 I wanted to ...

I feed it coins and watch the spring coil back, the clunk of a vacuum-packed, foil-wrapped dream dropping into the tray. It dispenses all kinds of dreams—bad dreams, good dreams, short nightmares to ...

Winter Poetus by Favorite American Poets. With Illustrations. Boston : Fields, Osgood, & Co. A Child’s Dream of a Star. By CHARLES DICKENS. With Illustrations by ...