Long, Long Hence + 

After a long, long course, hundreds of years, denials, + 

Accumulations, rous’d love and joy and thought, + 

Hopes, wishes, aspirations, ponderings, victories, myriads of readers, + 

Coating, compassing, covering⁠—after ages’ and ages’ encrustations, + 

Then only may these songs reach fruition. + 