But now I see I was not plucked for naught,  
  And after in life's vase  
  Of glass set while I might survive,  
  But by a kind hand brought  
  Alive  
  To a strange place.
"I am a parcel of vain strivings tied", st. 6 (1841)
But now I see I was not plucked for naught,  
  And after in life's vase  
  Of glass set while I might survive,  
  But by a kind hand brought  
  Alive  
  To a strange place.
"I am a parcel of vain strivings tied", st. 6 (1841)