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Oh! for the veils of my far-away youth, / Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth; / Why did I stray from their foldings and grow / Into the sadness that follows -- to know.
Impotent atom with desolate gaze / Treading Life's treacherous, intricate maze --
Oh for the veils, for the veils of my youth / Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth!