I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will . . .

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it

The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.