And for thy comforts lost, a moment brief

Shall all the loss repair;—o’er yonder height

Is where till lately Chepian reigned in might.

XXXII.

“Abandoned by his Priest his land now lies,—

Left by that Priest’s own slaves,—for slaves had he

Who tilled his field and made his mansion rise,

Adorned with mats and colors fair to see;

The Priest is gone,—how, nothing care the wise;