That seemed to pity what he could not spare.
But O, the animation in the mien
Of those two boys! yea in the very words
With which the young narrator was inspired,
When, as our questions led, he told at large
Of that day's prowess! Him might I compare,
His looks,[809] tones, gestures, eager eloquence,
To a bold brook that[810] splits for better speed,
And at the self-same moment, works its way
Through many channels, ever and anon