And one with lightnings quivering in his hand,

And eye that speaks the thunder of command,

Walks steadfastly, and, seeming as in ire,

He lists attentively a harper, who,

Bending above the bright chords of a lyre,

Tells how neglect from certain era grew

In mortal breasts t’wards the Olympian Sire.

I hail ye Gods! Your reign, though haply brief,

Showed that poor man at least had some belief.