Time Present And Time Past / Are

I Journeyed To London, To The Timekept City, Where The River Flows, With Foreign Flotations. There I Was Told: We Have Too Many Churches, And Too Few Chop-houses.

Upon The Glazen Shelves Kept Watch Matthew And Waldo, Guardians Of The Faith The Army Of Unalterable Law.

I Am Aware Of The Damp Souls Of Housemaids Sprouting Despondently At Area Gates.

We Can Say Of Shakespeare, That Never Has A Man Turned So Little Knowledge To Such Great Account.

He Who Was Living Is Now Dead We Who Were Living Are Now Dying With A Little Patience.