And the turrets stately and high,
Whose lofty summits are tipped with clouds,
And lost in the arching sky?”
“Dear friend, you are only dreaming;
Your castle so stately and fair
Is only a fanciful structure,—
A castle in the air.”
“Perchance you are right. I know not
If a phantom it may be;
But yet, in my inmost heart, I feel