"o mother earth," cried he, "who art no more my mother, and into whose bosom this frame shall never be resolved! o mankind, whose brotherhood i have cast off, and trampled thy great heart beneath my feet! o stars of heaven, that shone on me of old, as if to light me onward and upward! farewell all, and forever. come, deadly element of fire,-henceforth my familiar friend! embrace me, as i do thee!"