Another while—and a new career,

In splendor, shall to your view appear!

[Pg 52]

And earth is new, as is heaven's portal;

The son of heaven and earth is new,

And misses not, since become immortal,

The narrow homestead, whence he withdrew.

It ceased existing,

It ceased attracting—

But faith persisting,

But virtue acting!

You have, before you, the lot prepared,

By abject spirits not seen or shared.

[Pg 53]

Then wiped away are all tears forever,

All wounds removed by the healing hand....

Again, midst corpses and biers, I never,

With torch inverted and quenched shall stand

In darkness rife;—

But, the torch upturning,

 Prev. P 27/31 next