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