Like coarsest clothes against the cold;
But that large grief which these unfold,
Is given in outline and no more.
The following poem touches on the mind and character of young Hallam; and, if a true picture, the world, as well as the poet, has reason for regret at his early death:
Heart-affluence in discursive talk
From household fountains never dry;
The critic clearness of an eye,
That saw through all the Muses’ walk;
Seraphic intellect and force
To seize and throw the doubts of man;