"In Folly's keeping, who resigns her charge

To Wisdom when all Power grows nothing worth:

Bones marrowless are mocked with helm and targe

"When, like your Master's, soon below the earth

With worms shall warfare only be. Farewell,

Children! I die a failure since my birth!"

"Not so!" arose a protest, as, pell-mell,

They pattered from his chamber to the street,

Bent on a last resource. Our Targums tell

That such resource there is. Put case, there meet