Aleister Crowley . Oh, to be there , my heart ! And the vesper bells awaken ; Colleges call their children ; Lakeland fades from the sight . Only the sad slow Cam like a sire with age grown heavy Wearily moves to the sea , to quicken to life at last . Blithelier I depart , to a sea of sunnier kindness ; Hours of waiting are past ; I re - quicken to love .