Praise it－'tis dead－1
It cannot glow－
Warm this inclement Ear
With the encomium it earned
Since it was gathered here－5
Invest this alabaster Zest
In the Delights of Dust－
Remitted－since it flitted it
In recusance august.
It cannot glow－
Warm this inclement Ear
With the encomium it earned
Since it was gathered here－5
Invest this alabaster Zest
In the Delights of Dust－
Remitted－since it flitted it
In recusance august.
(F.1406/J.1384)
[1] it:: the statue of goddess Dike, representing justice. dead:: the statue is a dead thing, and the justice.
[3] inclement Ear:: a mock on the Justice that doesn't listen.
[4] encomium:: a) eulogy; b) strong commendation.
[5] gather:: to contract, to grow narrower (OED v. 20).
[6] alabaster Zest:: a hard cold flavor.
[7] Dust:: dirty things, crimes.
[8] flitted:: passed rapidly
[9] recusance:: obstinacy in refusal to authority or regulation.