[561] De-genˊ-er-ate, having become worse than one’s kind; having lost in worth or goodness; degraded; mean.
[562] Tendˊ-en-cy, direction or course toward any place, effect, or result; desire.
LXXVI.—THE REAPER, DEATH.
LONGFELLOW.
1. There is a reaper, whose name is Death,
And, with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between.
2. “Shall I have nought that is fair?” saith he;
“Have nought but the bearded grain?