III + 

Such were the musings of Eugene. + 

He in the early years of life + 

Had a deluded victim been + 

Of error and the passions’ strife. + 

By daily life deteriorated, + 

Awhile this beauty captivated, + 

And that no longer could inspire. + 

Slowly exhausted by desire, + 

Yet satiated with success, + 

In solitude or worldly din, + 

He heard his soul’s complaint within, + 

With laughter smothered weariness: + 

And thus he spent eight years of time, + 

Destroyed the blossom of his prime. + 