Crown and throne can not belittle
My dedication to factual and moral truths;
With power intoxicant, with care careless
This rule character's rabid routine ...
Her nature is the sea's, that smiles to-night
A radiant maiden in the moon's soft light;
The unsuspecting seaman sets his sails,
Forgetful of the fury of her gales;
To-morrow, mad with storms, the ocean roars,
And o'er his hapless wreck the flood she pours!