We do not know, we can not prove,

We only feel that there is love,

And something we call Heaven and Hell.

"Howbeit, here, you see, I lie,

As all shall lie—for all must die—

A cast-off, useless, empty shell,

In which an essence once did dwell;

That once, like fruit, the spirit held,

And with its husk of flesh compelled:

The mask of mind, the world of will,