By insensible degrees I wish the mind had a silence button,
The screams and noises in my head are taking power,
Sadness has penetrated deep into my soul,
My heart is now defunct, no sentiment can revive it,
In my disordered brain dwells the source of unhappiness,
Which all potentates on earth cannot relieve,
Hope and pleasure has fled from me,
All my aspirations have paled into insignificance,
My mental...