Child? and is all the summer of all thy spring
⁠This? are the smiles that drew men's kisses down
⁠All faded and transfigured to the frown
That grieves thy face? Art thou this weary thing?
⁠Then is no slave's load heavier than a crown
And such a thrall no bondman as a king.

⁠Absolute, whole, defiant of defence,
⁠Inevitable, inexplacable, intense,
More vast than heaven is high, more deep than hell,
Past cure or charm of solace or of spell,
⁠Possesses and pervades the spirit and sense
⁠Whereto the expanse of the earth pays tribute; whence
Breeds evil only, and broods on fumes that swell