ATHEIST—
Now, after awhile, they perceived afar off, one coming softly and alone, all along the highway, to meet them.
—BUNYAN (The Pilgrim's Progress).
XI. [LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI]
"O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms,
Alone and palely loitering?
The sedge has withered from the lake,
And no birds sing.
"O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms,
So haggard and so woe-begone?
The squirrel's granary is full,
And the harvest's done."
—KEATS.
XII. [SLEEP AND DEATH]
Death will come when thou art dead,
Soon, too soon—
Sleep will come when thou art fled;
Of neither would I ask the boon
I ask of thee, beloved Night—
Swift be thine approaching flight,
Come soon, soon!
—SHELLEY.
XIII. & XIV. [A DOCTOR OF PHYSIC]