Doom noblest things to premature decay:
The feudal court, the patriarchal sway
Of Kings, the cheerful homage of a land
Unskilled in treason, every social band
That taught to rule with sweetness, and obey
With dignity,—swept, one by one, away!
While proud empirics rule, in fell command.
Yet, Christian! faint not at the sickening sight,
Nor vainly strive with that Supreme Decree.
Thou hast a treasure and an armoury