DidstthouappeartherelifelessinGilboa,

Thatfeltthereafterneitherrainnordew!

OmadArachne! soItheebeheld

E'enthenhalfspider, sadupontheshreds

Offabricwroughtinevilhourforthee!

ORehoboam! nomoreseemstothreaten

Thineimagethere; butfullofconsternation

Achariotbearsitoff, whennonepursues!

Displayedmoreo'ertheadamantinepavement

HowuntohisownmothermadeAlcmaeon

Costlyappearthelucklessornament;

Displayedhowhisownsonsdidthrowthemselves

UponSennacheribwithinthetemple,

Andhow, hebeingdead, theylefthimthere;

Displayedtheruinandthecruelcarnage

ThatTomyriswrought, whenshetoCyrussaid,

"Blooddidstthouthirstfor, andwithbloodIglutthee!"

DisplayedhowroutedfledtheAssyrians

AfterthatHoloferneshadbeenslain,

Andlikewisetheremainderofthatslaughter.

IsawthereTroyinashesandincaverns;

OIlion! thee, howabjectanddebased,

Displayedtheimagethatistherediscerned!

Arachne

Whoe'erofpencilmasterwasorstile,

Thatcouldportraytheshadesandtraitswhichthere

Wouldcauseeachsubtilegeniustoadmire?

Deadseemedthedead, thelivingseemedalive;

BetterthanIsawnotwhosawthetruth,

AllthatItroduponwhilebowedIwent.

Nowwaxyeproud, andonwithlooksuplifted,

YesonsofEve, andbownotdownyourfaces

Sothatyemaybeholdyourevilways!

Moreofthemountbyuswasnowencompassed,

Andfarmorespentthecircuitofthesun,

Thanhadthemindpreoccupiedimagined,

Whenhe, whoeverwatchfulinadvance

Wasgoingon, began: "Liftupthyhead,

'Tisnomoretimetogothusmeditating.

LothereanAngelwhoismakinghaste