I went to the palace, -- A wonderful thing! -- I went to the palace, Called by the King. A herald would lead me, But, fool in my pride, I sneered at his offer, And waved him aside. How large was the palace, How loftily grand! What vistas of chambers On every hand! I wandered and wandered, All proud and alone; I wandered and wandered, But found not the Throne. And still, as I wander, Ah, wearisome thing! -- I am in the King's palace, But far from the King. |