Earth raised up her head.

From the darkness dread & drear,

Her light fled:

Stony dread!

And her locks cover’d with grey despair.

Prison’d on watery 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.