• This bronze doth keep the very form and mould
    Of our great martyr’s face. Yes, this is he:
    That brow all wisdom, all benignity;
    That human, humorous mouth; those cheeks that hold
    Like some harsh landscape all the summer’s gold;
    That spirit fit for sorrow, as the sea
    For storms to beat on; the lone agony
    Those silent, patient lips too well...

  • This bronze doth keep the very form and mould
      Of our great martyr’s face. Yes, this is he:
      That brow all wisdom, all benignity;
      That human, humorous mouth; those cheeks that hold
    Like some harsh landscape all the summer’s gold;
      That spirit fit for sorrow, as the sea
      For storms to beat on; the lone agony
      Those silent, patient...