DESIRE - Who never wanted, -- maddest joy
Who never wanted, -- maddest joy / Remains to him unknown:
BEAUTY crowds me till I die,
Beauty, mercy have on me!
But if I expire today,
Let it be in sight of thee.
Who never wanted, -- maddest joy / Remains to him unknown:
Nature, the gentlest mother, / Impatient of no child,
It was too late for man, / But early yet for God;
To lose one's faith surpasses / The loss of an estate,