With death, than life, when human laws,
And God’s, accuse my name!”
I see again thy mute, white face,
Thy pallid cheeks and bloodless lips,
Thine eyes, that shone like stars in space,
Rayless with shame’s eclipse —
As flying, ghost-like, through the night,
Fearing death less than me,
Thy heart went out beneath the sea:
An angel soul that night took flight,