IV

And thus is missed[88] the sole true glory

That can belong to human story!

At which they[89] only shall arrive

Who through the abyss of weakness dive.

The very humblest are too proud of heart;

And one brief day is rightly set apart

For Him[90] who lifteth up and layeth low;

For that Almighty God to whom we owe,

Say not that we have vanquished—but that we survive.