THERE rose, from out a most discordant age, A mind attuned to that slow harmony, With which the Former of Humanity Unfolds his book of will, from page to page. War, with that generous passion, he did wage, Which was the soul of Christian chivalry, -- But @3governing@1, his wise humility Against high Heaven threw down no venturous gage. He knew, how staidly moves the Spirit of Law, Even as the dial-shade, -- that men with awe May recognise the one law-giving hand; And thus the Ruler, whom his own proud will Urges unbridled, be it for good or ill, Brings on himself like shame and misery on the land. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO RIDGELY TORRENCE - PLAYWRIGHT by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE DEEPER THOUGHT by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE SUNFLOWER, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE ON THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST by WILLIAM DUNBAR THE CAPTAINS OF THE YEARS by ARTHUR RAYMOND MACDOUGALL JR. DESERT NIGHT by FRANCES DAVIS ADAMS ARCHEANASSA by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS LESBIA'S COMPLAINT AGAINST THYRISIS HIS INCONSTANCY; A SONNET by PHILIP AYRES |