And seeing somewhat of man's state,—has been,

For the worst of us, to say they so have seen;

For the better, what it was they saw; the best

Impart the gift of seeing to the rest:

"So that I glance," says such an one, "around,

And there 's no face but I can read profound

Disclosures in; this stands for hope, that—fear,

And for a speech, a deed in proof, look here!

'Stoop, else the strings of blossom, where the nuts

O'erarch, will blind thee! Said I not? She shuts