VII + 

Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! + 

No hungry generations tread thee down; + 

The voice I hear this passing night was heard + 

In ancient days by emperor and clown: + 

Perhaps the self-same song that found a path + 

Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, + 

She stood in tears amid the alien corn; + 

The same that oft-times hath + 

Charm’d magic casements, opening on the foam + 

Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn. + 