Let other lesser Great ones live, to try
Thy arduous paths to fame;
Let them bid fair for immortality,
And to procure an everlasting name;
70And may thy sacred ashes smile to see
Their vain, their frivolous attempts to rival Mighty Thee.
IV.
O noble, fortunate old Man!
Though thou hadst still lived on
To Nestor's centuries, thou hadst died too soon;