...He call'd on Nature's self to share the shame, And charged all faults upon the fleshly form She gare to clog the soul, and feast the worm ; Till he at last confounded good and ill, Aai half mistook for fate the acts of will : Too high for common selfishness, he could At times resign...

...o'er his stormy life ; But haughty still, and loth himself to blame, He call'd on Nature's self to share the shame, And charged all faults upon the fleshly form She gave to clog the soul, and feast, the worin , Till he at last confounded good and ill, And half mistook foj fate the acts of will : Too high...

...o'er his stormy lite ; But haughty still, and loth himself to blame, He call'd on Nature's self to share the shame, And charged all faults upon the fleshly...resign his own for others' good, But not in pity, not because he ought, But in some strange perversity of thought. That sway'd him onward with a secret...

...himself to blame, He call'd on Nature's self to share the sbamc, And charged all faults upon the fleshy rom its hold ; L!ut never did clasp of one so dear...thin fingen, long and white, Froze through his bloo selflshuess, he could At times resign his own for others' good, But not in pity, not because he ought,...

...on Nature's self to share the shame, And charged all faults upon the fleshly form She gave to elog the soul, and feast the worm ; Till he at last confounded good and ill, And half mistook for fate the aets of will ; Too high for common selfishness, he could At times resign his own for others' good,...

...o'er his stormy life ; But haughty still, and loth himself to blame, He call'd on Nature's self to share the shame, And charged all faults upon the fleshly...resign his own for others' good, But not in pity, not because he ought, But in some strange perversity of thought, That sway'd him onward with a secret...

...o'er his stormy life ; But haughty still, and loth himself to blame, He call'd on Nature's self to share the shame, And charged all faults upon the fleshly...resign his own for others' good, But not in pity, not because he ought, But in some strange perversity of thought, That sway'd him onward with a secret...

...himself to blame, He call'd on Nature's self to share the shame, And charged all faults upon the fleshy form She gave to clog the soul, and feast the worm...resign his own for others' good, But not in pity, not because he ought, But in some strange perversity of thought, That sway'd him onward with a secret...

...And charged all faults upon the ileshl) form She gave to clog the soul, and feast the worm j l; i. he at last confounded good and ill, And half mistook...resign his own for others' good, But not in pity, not because he ought, B«t in some strange perversity of thought, That away'd him onward with a secret...

...the 'disgrace." Again: " But haughty still, and loath himself to blame, He calls on Nature's self to share the shame ; And charged all faults upon the...form She gave to clog the soul and feast the worm." This last sentiment was anticipated even by Homer in the Odyssey, Lib. I., line 31-33. " Perverse mankind,...