And those who, like myself, more poorly fared,

Fond Memory weaves Roseate Shrouds to dress

Departed Spirits we have loved—and shared.

XII

Myself when young did eagerly frequent

The gilded Bar, and all my Lucre spent

For bottled Joyousness, but evermore

Came out less steadily than in I went.

XIII

The legal Finger writes; and having writ,