“Hadst thou stayed, I must have fled!”
H. W. Longfellow.
[48] Elysian: heavenly.
[49] almoner: giver of alms or charity.
Abou Ben Adhem
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,