I.

Go wide o'er the world,
And every where seek me--
In earth, sea, or air,
Thou never shalt meet me!
Go wide o'er the world--
I always am there--
Wherever thou roamest,
In earth, sea, or air!


            II.

Go, speak to the woodland,
And question of me--
Oh ne'er shalt thou find me,
With forest or tree!
Go, speak to the woodland,--
I ever am there,
And live in its whispers,
Tho' lighter than air!


           III.

Go, winnow the wave,
And seek for my breath--
Ah, ocean and river,
Reveal but my death!
Go, winnow the wave,
Tho' with winter it shiver--
There--there shalt thou find me,
'Mid ocean and river!


            IV.

In whirlwinds I revel,
Yet in zephyrs expire--
I flourish in warmth,--
And I perish in fire!
The winter I cherish,
Yet each season I shun;
Half living in harvest,
In summer, undone!


             V.

I come with the warlock--
I go with the ghoul--
I shriek with the wizard--
I hoot with the owl!
I ride on the hazel
Which witches have rent--
I fly on the wind
Which the eagle hath bent.


            VI.

I come and I go--
Oft unseen and unsought;--
I live but in words--
I perish in thought.
So to all and to each,
I bid you adieu;--
Yet to all and to each--
I stay double with you!