Beyond The Limits Of A Vulgar Fate,

And Truth Severe, By Fairy Fiction Drest.

Full Many A Gem Of Purest Ray Serene The Dark Unfathom'd Caves Of Ocean Bear: Full Many A Flower Is Born To Blush Unseen, And Waste Its Sweetness On The Desert Air.

Implores The Passing Tribute Of A Sigh.

Alas, Regardless Of Their Doom, The Little Victims Play! No Sense Have They Of Ills To Come Nor Care Beyond Today.

To Contemplation's Sober Eye. / Such Is The Race Of Man.