To mummy, should its venerable prop,

Some figtree-stump, play traitor underneath.

Be wise! Decide! For conservation's sake,

Clear the arena forthwith! lest the tread

Of too-much-tried impatience trample out

Solid and unsubstantial to one blank

Mud-mixture, picturesque to nobody,—

And, task done, quarrel with the parts intact

Whence came the filtered fine dust, whence the crash

Bides but its time to follow. Quick conclude