I will go by western fountain,

I will wander far and wide;

Till some sunny spot invite me,

Till some guardian bid me bide.

“Snow or tempest—plain the drearest

Shall oppose a feeble bar,

Since I go from friends the dearest,

'Tis no matter then how far.

“On!—'tis useless here to dally;

On!—I can but make or mar;