Book 35 - Good-bye My Fancy To the Pending Year

Have I no weapon-word for thee--some message brief and fierce?

(Have I fought out and done indeed the battle?) Is there no shot left,

For all thy affectations, lisps, scorns, manifold silliness?

Nor for myself--my own rebellious self in thee?

Down, down, proud gorge!--though choking thee;

Thy bearded throat and high-borne forehead to the gutter;

Crouch low thy neck to eleemosynary gifts.