From the darkness dread and drear.
Her light fled，
Stony dread！
And her locks cover'd with grey despair.
`Prison'd on wat'ry shore，
Starry Jealousy does keep my den：
Cold and hoar，
Weeping o'er，
I hear the Father of the Ancient Men.
`Selfish Father of Men！
Cruel， jealous， selfish Fear！
Can delight，
Chain'd in night，
The virgins of youth and morning bear？
`Does spring hide its joy
When buds and blossoms grow？
Does the sower
Sow by night，
Or the ploughman in darkness plough？
`Break this heavy chain
That does freeze my bones around.
Selfish！ vain！
Eternal bane！
That free Love with bondage bound.'