Earth's Answer

Earth rais'd up her head From the darkness dread & drear. Her [eyes fled del.] [orbs dead del.] light fled, Stony dread! And her locks cover'd with grey despair.

Prison'd on wat'ry shore Starry jealousy does keep my den Cold & hoar; Weeping o'er, I hear the [father of the del.] ancient men.

[(Cruel del.) Selfish father of men Cruel jealous (wintry del.) selfish fear Can delight, (Clos'd del.) Chain'd in night, The virgins of youth & morning bear? del.]

Does spring hide its [delight del.] joy, When buds and blossoms grow? Does the sower [sow del.] [His seed del.] Sow by night, Or the ploughman in darkness plough?

Break this heavy chain, That does [close del.] freeze my bones around! Selfish, vain, [Thou my del.] Eternal bane, [Hast my del.] That free love with bondage bound.