Desperation + 

My days all are wasted in vainly + 

Contesting the field against Fate; + 

My nights with remorses insanely + 

Are swarming, and spectres of hate. + 

“O for rest! O for peace!” I cry madly⁠— + 

“Let me fall, for I faint in the strife. + 

To be dead, to be dead, I’d give gladly + 

All, all that I have, except life.” + 