BLESSINGS HAVE I won in this life of the Beautiful. In the vessel of man's affection I taste His own divine nectar. Sorrow, hard to bear, has shown me the unhurt, unconquered soul. On the day when I felt death's impending shadow, fear's defeat has not been mine. The great ones of the Earth have not deprived me of their touch, their undying words have I stored in my heart. Grace I had from the god of life: this memory let me leave in grateful words.