"Close to his destined habitation, lies
One who achieved a humbler victory,
Though marvellous in its kind. A place there is[531]
High in these mountains, that allured a band
Of keen adventurers to unite their pains
In search of precious ore: they tried, were foiled—[532]
And all desisted, all, save him alone.
He,[533] taking counsel of his own clear thoughts,
And trusting only to his own weak hands,
Urged unremittingly the stubborn work,