From the deep trust of years,—

Of the proud laurels which thy brow has worn,

Dim with the rust of tears;

Of wrongs and treachery in the princely home

Thy genius earned;

Thy hearth made desolate, thy pathway lone,

Thy heart’s deep worship spurned;

Thy manly prayer for justice coldly met

With mocking jeers,

The seal of exile on thy forehead set