With mutual courtesy, and fair white flags

Afloat at camp, and every fight is drawn?

As soon encounter statues, balanced well

Upon their granite, fashioned not to move,

And drawing all mankind to hold in awe

Their grim persistence.

If, indeed, I sin

In counting somewhat freely on that Love

From which, through rolling ages, worlds have sprung,

And—last and best of all—the lords of worlds,