And others, shadows of the first,

From slanderous charnel-houses burst,

Pursuing, cry, Thou art accurst!

Dear, feeble voices ask for bread;

The dross, for which he bowed his head

So long, has taken wings and fled.

The strong resources of his health

Have softly slipt away by stealth:

No future toil may bring him wealth.

Dreading the shadow of his shame,