ALAS! the woe the high of heart,
Seem pre-ordained to undergo,
While proud ambition hides the smart,
And smiles delude the world below.
Their anguish, like a Samson blind,
Gropes on in darkness, till at length
It grasps the pillars of the mind, grasp
And dies a victim to its strength.
Alas!
Joseph Skipsey
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