I bid thee hail! E'en in my wildest dreams,

I proudly feel I would have thrown to dust

The wreaths of fame which seemed o'erhanging me,

To see thee for a moment as thou art.

And if thou livest, if thou lovest, spirit!

Remember me who set this final seal

To wandering thought—that one so pure as thou

Could never die. Remember me who flung

All honor from my soul, yet paused and said,

"There is one spark of love remaining yet,