He who hath watched, not shared, the strife,

Knows how the day hath gone.

He only lives with the world's life

Who hath renounced his own.

To thee we come, then! Clouds are rolled

Where thou, O seer! art set;

Thy realm of thought is drear and cold--

The world is colder yet!

And thou hast pleasures, too, to share

With those who come to thee--