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100 1 _aLeonard, Eliza Lucy
245 1 4 _aThe Miller and His Golden Dream
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-07-27
508 _aE-text prepared by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"The Miller and His Golden Dream" by Eliza Lucy Leonard is a narrative poem written in the early 19th century. The book presents a moral tale centered around themes of contentment and the pitfalls of greed. It reveals the life of a miller who falls prey to avarice, ultimately leading to his misfortune. The story follows the miller, Whang, who initially leads a humble and content life, working his mill beside a tranquil brook. However, upon hearing tales of a neighbor’s unexpected wealth from a hidden treasure, he becomes consumed by the desire for more. Ignoring the practical demands of his work and wife, Whang succumbs to his obsession, neglecting his mill and household. As fate would have it, he finally discovers a promise of wealth through a dream but, in a twist of irony, he finds that his neglect has led to the destruction of his mill. In his despair, Whang learns a valuable lesson about the importance of contentment and the dangers of unchecked ambition. With the support of his wife, he resolves to restore his fortunes through hard work, ultimately finding happiness in life’s simple blessings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren's poetry
653 _aAvarice -- Juvenile poetry
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62767
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