VIII.
Man’s passion—madness, hatred, guile,
Hope, mercy, friendship, honour, truth;
The griefs of age—the joys of youth;
The patriot’s tear—the villain’s smile;
IX.
The modest gem—the tinselled gaud,
Of noble worth or base pretence;
The glory bought at blood’s expense;
The power gained by force or fraud—
X.
On these his sun of genius shone,
Making a wondrous photograph,
Till even critics ceased to laugh,
And owned the picture nobly done.
XI.
The chromatrope of woman’s heart;
The words forgot with passion’s breath;
The vanity that conquers death;
The feathery smile that wings a dart;