Page:The Bells and Other Poems (1912).pdf/256

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
There was a problem when proofreading this page.

THE COLISEUM

TYPE of the antique Rome ! Rich reliquary Of lofty contemplation left to Time By buried centuries of pomp and power ! At length at length after so many days Of weary pilgrimage and burning thirst, (Thirst for the springs of lore that in thee lie,)