Of sullied nature with the soul of man,
Whate’er his climate, character, or creed,
Temptation, like a spirit, tracks his path.
R. Montgomery.
And what is man? In outward guise
Let him be prince, or peer, or slave,
Or poor and weak, or great and wise—
A mortal, tending to the grave:
Such are all men—from earth we came,
Earth doth her own poor dust reclaim.