IX.

He died! his death made no great stir on earth:

His burial made some pomp: there was profusion

Of velvet, gilding, brass, and no great dearth

Of aught but tears--save those shed by collusion.

For these things may be bought at their true worth;

Of elegy there was the due infusion--

Bought also; and the torches, cloaks, and banners,

Heralds, and relics of old Gothic manners,

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