Must gather from its dim and hidden words

Their better solaces; remember ye

Who reckon lightly of the poor Hindoo,

That, in the scattering of the leaves of life,

His page was written more imperfectly.

The beautiful sun arose, and there was not

A stain upon the sky; the virgin blue

Was delicate as light; and, as the east

Eclipsed night’s pale and starry jewelry,

The pure intensity of noon stole on,