The sufferance of her race is shown, br And retrospect of life, br Which now too late deliverance dawns upon; br Yet is she not at strife. br br Her children's children they shall know br The good withheld from her; br And so her reverie takes prophetic cheer-- br In spirit she sees the stir. br br Far down the depth of thousand years, br And marks the revel shine; br Her dusky face is lit with sober light, br Sibylline, yet benign.