iHistldot. 221 
Ye gods, it doth amaze me, 
A man of such a feeble temper should 
So get the start of the majestic world, 
And bear the palm alone. 
Shaksj)eare. 
On the summit see, 
The seals of office glitter in his e jes ; 
He climbs, — he pants, — he grasps them. At his heels, 
Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, 
And vrith a dexterous jerk soon twists him down. 
And wins them, but to lose them in his turn. 
Cowper. 
If any man must fall for me to rise, 
Then seek I not to rise. Another's pain 
I choose not for my good, A golden chain — 
A robe of honour is too poor a prize 
To tempt my hasty hand to do a wrong 
Unto a fellow man. This life hath wo 
Sufficient, wrought by man's satanic foe ; 
And who that hath a heart would dare prolong 
Or add unto the sorrows of a soul 
That seeks some healing balm to make it whole? 
My bosom owns the brotherhood of man ; 
From God and truth a renegade is he 
Who scorns a poor man in his poverty. 
Or on his fellow lays a supercilious ban. 
MacKellar. 
