There was the Door to which I found no Key There was the Veil through which I might not see Some little talk awhile of Me and Thee There was–and then no more of Thee and Me
And strange to tell, among thas Earthen Lot Some could articulate, while othert not : And suddenly one more impatient cried- " Who is the Potter, pray. and who the Pot ?
Then to the rolling Heov'n itseU I cried, Asking "What Lamp hod Destiny to guide Her little Children stumbling in the Dork? " And·" A blind understanding I" Heav'n replied
Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days Where Destiny with Men for Pieces ploys: Hither and thiher moves, and mates, and slay, And one by one back in tlte Closet Jays
Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days Where Destiny with Men for Pieces ploys: Hither and thiher moves, and mates, and slay, And one by one back in tlte Closet Jays
The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on : nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it