Through thrice a generation, I have formed
From all the problems I besieged or stormed
One firm conviction, only one! 'Tis this:
The Faith, the Pomp, the Loves, the Lives of men
Outshine the firefly and outcrest the wren."
He added as he rose: "But God is great."
And bent, repassing through the city gate,
Lest he should bump his venerable pate.