O sister, useless is too tardy knowledge, When injury has made us sadly wise.

Since Earth received its earliest dead, Man's sorrow has been vain; Though useless were the tears they shed, Still I will weep again.

Leaving this bewitching retreat, we proceeded down the sides of the woody mount; and after some tedious inquiries respecting our road through this wild region, we were directed to take a path through a sloping wood; but useless are all attempts to describe our route through this wilderness.

And what could be more useless than remonstrance with one so infatuated!