Seeking the far Hesperides;
Or where the South Sea flower expands,
Float idly in the moonlight wan;
Or sail beneath the rainbow’s span—
Bright gateway to Love’s golden lands?
O sun-bright maiden, choose and say,
There is no one to say thee nay.
O seek, she saith, that faithful shore
Where loving hearts will change no more.
Alas, my sails for many a year