The sunlit towers—the sparkling waves

In pallid embers, crumble down;

As Ragnal by the fire sits,

A leprous Prince without a crown!

“O lily, nurtured by the sea!

Sweet Dympna, long-lost, promised bride!

Thine unknown Christ”—(he cries aloud):

“This night hath triumph’d o’er my pride!

Forgive me!”—Lo! a gust of song