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But lately I saw where majestic on high She shone, & the Stars were all dimm'd in [[deletion]] the blaze [[/deletion]] [[addition]] her rays [[/addition]] Roll on thou fair orb, & with gladness pursue The path that conducts thee to splendor again But Man's waning glory what change can renew Ah fool! - to exult in a glory so vain. -- Tis dark & the landscape is lovely no more Ye woodlands I mourn, but I mourn not for you For the Spring shall return your charms to restore Perfum'd with fresh fragrance, & glitt'ring with dew. Nor yet for the ravage of winter I mourn Kind nature the embryo blossom will save But when shall [[addition]] the [[/addition]] spring visit the mould'ring urn Ah when will it dawn on the depth [[addition]] night [[/addition]] of the grave. 'Twas thus by the glare of false science betray'd, That leads to bewilder, & dazzles to blind; My thoughts wont to roam, from shade onward to shade All sadness before me, & sorrow behind,
