“‘Pilgrim thou hast justly call’d me,

Passing through a waste so wide;

But no harm will e’er befall me

While I’m blessed with such a guide.’

“‘Such a guide!—no guide attends thee,

Hence for thee my fears arise:

If some guardian power befriends thee,

’Tis unseen by mortal eyes.’

“‘Yes, unseen, but still believe me,

I have near me such a friend;