We spoke of him and could not forget
The days of his glorious stride and conquest;
The shrine prayed his soul be praised.
Beyond the crag of hills and valleys o'er great palms
And trees hid a castle within golden clouded mists.
The learned hermit told weird and curious tales;
The explorers discovered historical statues
From the east and preserved them for museums;
The linguist translated songs of poets;
In the study of the old professor, the awe
Of respect held my attention at the
Surroundings; the inventor, anatomist,
The painter of peers are wreathed in tears;
And Nature's fair and beautiful bloom of immortal resist.