THE SAME CONTINUED.

But the spell fails—and of the many here, Who have been won to brief forgetfulness Of all that would degrade them and oppress, Who have been carried out of their dim sphere Of being, to realms brighter and more clear, How few to-morrow will retain a trace, Which the world’s business shall not soon efface, Of this high mood, this time of reverent fear. In these high raptures there is nothing sure, Nothing that we can rest on, to sustain The spirit long, or arm it to endure Against temptation weariness or pain, And if they promise to preserve it pure From earthly taint, the promise is in vain.