So, the head aches and the limbs are faint!

Flesh is a burden—even to you!

Can I force a smile with a fancy quaint?

Why are my ailments none or few?

In the soul of me sits sluggishness;

Body so strong and will so weak:

The slave stands fit for the labor—yes,

But the master's mandate is still to seek.

You, now—what if the outside clay