May Hermes the infernal, Hades too,

Receive thee! And if there,—ay, there,—some touch

Of further dignity await the good,

Sharing with them, mayst thou sit throned by her

The Bride of Hades, in companionship!"

Wherewith, the sad procession wound away,

Made slowly for the suburb sepulchre.

And lo,—while still one's heart, in time and tune,

Paced after that symmetric step of Death

Mute-marching, to the mind's eye, at the head