Ended, ere it begun –
The Title was scarcely told
When the Preface perished from Consciousness
The Story, unrevealed –
Had it been mine, to print!
Had it been yours, to read!
That it was not Our privilege
The interdict of God –
Ended, ere it begun –
The Title was scarcely told
When the Preface perished from Consciousness
The Story, unrevealed –
Had it been mine, to print!
Had it been yours, to read!
That it was not Our privilege
The interdict of God –
