Much less believe, were such to do again,

So the event would follow: therefore, prove

The old power, at the expense of somebody!

Oh, Glory,—gilded bubble, bard and sage

So nickname rightly,—would thy dance endure

One moment, would thy vaunting make believe

Only one eye thy ball was solid gold,

Hadst thou less breath to buoy thy vacancy

Than a whole multitude expends in praise,

Less range for roaming than from head to head