When thy great soul was freed from mortal chains, Darling of England! many a bitter shower Fell on thy tomb; but emulative power Flowed in thy line through undegenerate veins.[79] The Race of Alfred covet[80] glorious pains[81] 5 When dangers threaten, dangers ever new! Black tempests bursting, blacker still in view! But manly sovereignty its hold retains; The root sincere, the branches bold to strive With the fierce tempest, while,[82] within the round 10 Of their protection, gentle virtues thrive; As oft, 'mid some green plot of open ground, Wide as the oak extends its dewy gloom, The fostered hyacinths spread their purple bloom.[83] FOOTNOTES: [79] 1837. Can aught survive to linger in the veins Of kindred bodies--an essential power That may not vanish in one fatal hour, And wholly cast away terrestrial chains? 1822. [80] 1832. ... covets ... 1822. [81] In Eadward the elder, his son; Eadmund I., his grandson; Eadward (the Martyr), grandson of Eadmund I.; and Eadward (the Confessor), nephew to the Martyr.--ED. [82] 1827. ... to thrive With the fierce storm; meanwhile, ... 1822. [83] As, pre-eminently, in the wood by the road, half-way from Rydal to Ambleside.--ED. XXVIII INFLUENCE ABUSED Urged by Ambition, who with subtlest skill Changes her means, the Enthusiast as a dupe Shall soar, and as a hypocrite can stoop, And turn the instruments of good to ill, Moulding the credulous people to his will. 5 Such DUNSTAN:--from its Benedictine coop Issues the master Mind,[84] at whose fell swoop The chaste affections tremble to fulfil Their purposes. Behold, pre-signified, The Might of spiritual sway! his thoughts, his dreams, Do in the supernatural world abide: 11 So vaunt a throng of Followers, filled with pride In what they see of virtues pushed to extremes,[85] And sorceries of talent misapplied. FOOTNOTES: