...call this barren world sufficient bliss?— There live, alas! of Heav'n-directed mien, Of cultur'd soul, and sapient eye serene, Who hail thee, Man!...is o'er, To Night and Silence sink for evermore!— Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim^ Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame? Is this your...

...the clay Frail as the leaf in Autumn's yellow bower, Dust in the wind, or dew upon the flower ; vi A friendless slave, a child without a sire, Whose...tremendous flash is o'er, To Night and Silence sink for ever more !.... Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame...

...without a sire, Whose mortal life, and momentary fire, Lights to the grave his chance-created fprm, As ocean-wrecks illuminate the storm; And, when the...o'er, To Night and Silence sink for evermore!.... Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame ? Is this your...

...the flower ; A friendless slave, a child without a sire, Whose mortal life, and momentary fire, 3 10 Lights to the grave his chance-created form, As ocean-wrecks...tremendous flash is o'er, To night and silence sink for ever more ! — Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, 315 Lights of the world, and demi-gods of...

...sapient eye serene, Who hail thee, man ! the pilgrim of a day, Spouse of the worm, and brother of th clay ! Frail as the leaf in Autumn's yellow bower,...tremendous flash is o'er, To night and silence sink for ever more!— Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame!...

...call this barren world sufficient bliss ? — There live, alas ! of heaven-directed mien, Of cultur'd soul, and sapient eye serene, Who hail thee, man !...tremendous flash is o'er, To night and silence sink for ever more ! — Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame...

...call this barren world sufficient bliss ? — There live, alas ! of heaven-directed mien, Of cultur'd soul, and sapient eye serene, Who hail thee, man !...tremendous flash is o'er, To night and silence sink for ever more !— Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demUgods of Fame...

...Whose mortal life, and momentary fire, Rights to the grave his chance-created form, As oceanr wrecks illuminate the storm ; And when the gun's tremendous flash is o'er, To night and silence sink for ever more ! — Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame...

...dismiss, And call this barren world sufficient bliss? — There live, alas ! of heaven-directed mien, Of cultured soul, and sapient eye serene, Who hail...flash is o'er, To night and silence sink for evermore ! — Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame ? Is this...

...without a sire, Whose mortal life, and momentary fire, Lights to the grave his chance-created form, v As ocean-wrecks illuminate the storm ; And, when the...flash is o'er, To night and silence sink for evermore ! — Are these the pompous tidings ye proclaim, Lights of the world, and demi-gods of Fame ? Is this...