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Stood up, the strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Stood up, the strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
The world goes whispering to its own,
"This anguish pierces to the bone;"
And tender friends go read more
The world goes whispering to its own,
"This anguish pierces to the bone;"
And tender friends go sighing round,
"What love can ever cure this wound?"
My days go on, my days go on.
The nympholepsy of some fond despair.
The nympholepsy of some fond despair.
Despair is the conclusion of fools.
Despair is the conclusion of fools.
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven
Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in read more
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.