Pale and depart in a passion of tears?
Once to have hoped is no matter for scorning!
Love once—e'en love's disappointment endears!
A minute's success pays the failure of years.
Manhood—the actual? Nay, praise the potential!
(Bound upon bound, foot it around!)
What is? No, what may be—sing! that 's Man's essential!
(Ramp, tramp, stamp and compound
Fancy with fact—the lost secret is found!)
Age? Why, fear ends there: the contest concluded,