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 in thy robes of royal rich array, As when thy state at Dresden thou art keeping; Nor with the golden epaulettes outpeeping From under pink and scarlet trappings gay (Raiment of doctors) through the area led; While galleries peal applause, and Phillimore For the supreme superlative cons-o'er The common-place-book of his classic head; Uncrowned thou com 'st, alone, or with a tribe Of volant varlets scattering jest and jibe Almost beside thee. Yet to thee, when rent Was the Teutonic Cæsar's robe, there went One portion: and with Julius, thou to-day Canst boast, I came, I saw, I went away!

back again, my olden heart!— Ah, fickle spirit and untrue, I bade the only guide depart Whose faithfulness I surely knew: I said, my heart is all too soft; He who would climb and soar aloft, Must needs keep ever at his side The tonic of a wholesome pride.