...recovered; yet we squander it as tho' 'twere nothing worth, or we had no Use for it. The Bell strikes One: We take no Note of Time, But from its Loss. To give it then a Tongue Is wise in Man. If heard aright It is the Knell of our departed Hours; Where are they ? With the Years beyond the Flood:...

...underline the aesthetic of self-regard and passion cultivated in loneliness.] The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss. To give...then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, 7 feel the solemn sound [...] Silence and Darkness! solemn sisters! twins From ancient Night, who nurse...