Of jarring discords and of harmony;

’Tis a delicious draught which, as you sip,

Turns sometimes into poison on your lip.

It is a sunny sky infolding storm,

The fire to ruin or the fire to warm;

A garland of fresh roses fair to sight,

Which then becomes a chain and fetters tight.

It is a half-heard secret told to two,

A life-long puzzle or a guiding clew.

The joy of joys, the deepest pain of pain;—