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A scion of a high and holy house, Lowly he walk'd on earth apart from men, One mortal only heard his early vows Of intense love and piety; for then Few knew his lonely dwelling, few again E'er cross'd the desert paths of his abode; Wrapp'd in the silence of his sylvan den, No thought or trace of earthliness he showed; His figure moved on earth, his heart was with his God.