Till time shall be no more; while at his feet,

Yea, at his very feet, the crumbling dust

Of the fallen fabric of the other day,

Preaches the solemn lesson.—He should know

That time must conquer; that the loudest blast

That ever filled renown's obstreperous trump,

Fades in the lap of ages, and expires.

Who lies, inhumed, in the terrific gloom

Of the gigantic pyramid? Or who

Reared its huge wall? Oblivion laughs, and says,