And courageous hope
Faith and true love lent arms of constancy,—
“Then, from my airy seat descending,
Among these gallant souls I came,
Kindled and kept alive their ardent zeal;
“And, faithful to my champions,
Clasped in their mighty embrace,
I made them worship Death—yea, and Defeat,
“While, traced by dreamy souls
In verse and colours,