Behold, where strength and beauty meet
To celebrate a life’s defeat!
From hearts of stone to heart of stone,
The soul appeals, as to her own;—
The stainless granite, stately, strong,
Shall chant my failure’s deathless song;
Severe as Truth, this shaft shall shame
The poor world’s pitiable blame.
FIDELITY.
The sunbeam in the hovel,