Wondrous strong are the spells of fiction.
Fair words gladden so many a heart.
The world loves a spice of wickedness.
Each morning sees some task begin, each evening sees it close.
We are all architects of faith, ever living in these walls of time.
O suffering, sad humanity! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried!