To watch the murdered sons of Saul:
More truly great was Aiah’s child,
As on my WHOLE she sat alone,
To fright the wolf and vulture wild,
Than coward Saul upon his throne.
And ever—symbol dark of doom,
A type of deep humility—
My WHOLE speaks of the fearful tomb,
The coffin, shroud, and cypress tree;
Save in the far-off Orient,