“ And blended you with earth, Was some good end designed For man and womankind; Ah yet! ye vague desires, Ah yet! The petals of to-day, To-morrow fallen away, Shall something leave instead, To live when they are dead; When you, ye vague desires, Have vanished; A something to survive, Of you though it derive Apparent earthly birth, But of far other worth Than you, ye vague desires, Than you. This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”
