Hath but a few times risen and roll'd,

Unnoticed still by thee,—

To whom the toil of breath is new,

In this our vale of time

Whose feet are yet unskill'd to tread

The grassy carpet round thee spread

At the soft, vernal prime,—

Deep sympathy and pitying care

Regard thy helpless moan,

And 'neath thy forehead arching high