Man tries conclusions for your realm
And gambles life at daring odds
To ride above the storm-strewn fleece;
A modern Jason at the helm
By siren lured like him of Greece
To desperate hazard; yet to fail
One pulse-beat for a thrilling glance—
Ah, well the boldest might turn pale
And choose ’twixt glory and mischance!
A moment poised the avian,