VI.

But Time’s stern wave hath roll’d along,

And now on Manhood’s waste I stand,

And mourn young Fancy’s faded throng

Of radiant hopes and visions bland;

Yet, kindling o’er my onward way,

The light of love divine I see,

And hear a voice which seems to say:

‘Pilgrim! in Heaven there’s rest for thee!’

May, 1832.