“But O for the monk that I miss, instead

Of this listless rhymer!” the Prior said.

Bartholomew dying, as mortals must,

Not unbelov’d of the cowlèd throng,

Thereafter, they took from the dark and dust

Of shelves and of corners, many a song

That cried loud, loud to the farthest day,

How a bard had arisen,—and passed away.

Wonderful verses! fair and fine,

Rich in the old Greek loveliness;