DAUGHTER of Egypt, veil thine eyes! br I cannot bear their fire; br Nor will I touch with sacrifice br Those altars of desire. br For they are flames that shun the day, br And their unholy light br Is fed from natures gone astray br In passion and in night. br br The stars of Beauty and of Sin, br They burn amid the dark, br Like beacons that to ruin win br The fascinated bark.