There beyond the embrace of land

  And out beyond the ocean's reach,

  I saw a mighty city spanned

  across they sky above a beach

  that glimmers now with golden sand.

  Of starlight then is formed each wall;

  Each dome a moon, or so it seems;

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  And through each tower looming tall

  A ray of bright sorcery gleams:

  A pearl-white flame in every hall.

  And yet the fog now dims their glow

  and veils their splendours from afar

  Like broken dreams, they are brought low

  descending now from cloud and star,

  where sinking hopes of daylight flow