The Attorney-General screams, and passes by.

Dear lost companions of the noisy art,

Dear as the ruddy drops that glad my eyes;

Dear as the hopes that lately fed my heart,

When first I saw the daring conflict rise.

No more I weep, they do not sleep;

In yonder hall, a grisly band

I see them sit, they linger yet,

And only wait a rallying hand.

With me in dreadful harmony to join,