"Time—tempest—warfare—ordinary decay, Is not for these. The memory of man Has lost their rise—although they are his work. Two senses here are present ; one of Power, And one of Nothingness ; doth it not mock The mighty mind to see the meaner part, The task it taught its hands, outlast itself?"
January 1, 1970
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