Of their voice in the starry night.

I may strike from the calendar all of its dates,

And I rob every town of its name,

And rarely a letter but sadly relates

The tale of my terrible fame.

Oh, I know all the secrets that ever were told,

Till every unfortunate prays

That the book of omnipotent knowledge I hold

May be sealed to the end of my days.

On each written syllable, proudly I state,