Marches still; already his edicts sway

Where our day is night, and our night is day;

Among the Gætuli; beyond them; far

Outside the orbit, light, of any star;

Outside track of Sun and dancing Hours, where

Atlas swings the world’s axis, with its gear.

Rumours of his approaching overwhelm

Quaking Mæotis and the Caspian realm;

While sevenfold Nile offers fealty,

Trembling for what the Master shall decree.