Arthur O'Shaughnessy Quote

One man with a dream at pleasure Shall go forth and conquer a crown And three with a new song's measure Can trample an empire down.

Arthur O'Shaughnessy

One man with a dream at pleasure Shall go forth and conquer a crown And three with a new song's measure Can trample an empire down.

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About Arthur O'Shaughnessy

Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 1844 – 30 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his poem "Ode", from his 1874 collection Music and Moonlight, which begins with the words "We are the music makers, / And we are the dreamers of dreams", and which has been set to music by several composers including Edward Elgar (as The Music Makers), Zoltán Kodály, Alfred Reed and, more recently, 808 State (ex:el: nephatiti) and Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works 85-92).