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"Lei-gha—Lei-gha"—then did he cry"Lei-gha—Lei-gha"—most eagerly;Thus did he cry, and thus did pray,And what he meant was, "Keep away,And leave me to myself!"
Alas! and when he felt their hands———You've often heard of magic Wands,That with a motion overthrowA palace of the proudest shew,Or melt it into air.
So all his dreams, that inward lightWith which his soul had shone so bright,All vanish'd;—'twas a heartfelt crossTo him, a heavy, bitter loss,As he had ever known.
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