VI.

His was the nectar of the gods of Greece,

The lute of Orpheus, and the Golden Fleece

Of grand endeavour; and the thunder-roll

Of words majestic, which, from pole to pole,

Have borne the tidings of our English tongue.

VII.

He gave us Hamlet; and he taught us more

Than schools have taught us; and his fairy-lore

Was fraught with science; and he called from death