“I mark the smile of taunting Scorn,

“And curse the hour, when I was born!

“I weep, but no one gently tries

“To stop my tear, or check my sighs;

“For, while my heart beats mournfully,

“Dear Indian home, I sigh for Thee!

II.

“Since, gaudy Sun! I see no more

“Thy hottest glory gild the day;

“Since, sever’d from my burning shore,