That short－potential stir 1
That each can make but once－
That Bustle so illustrious
'Tis almost Consequence－
Is the eclat of Death－5
Oh, thou unknown Renown
That not a Beggar would accept
Had he the power to spurn－
That each can make but once－
That Bustle so illustrious
'Tis almost Consequence－
Is the eclat of Death－5
Oh, thou unknown Renown
That not a Beggar would accept
Had he the power to spurn－
(F.1363/J.1307)
[1] potential:: undeveloped, potent, a hint on a baby.
[2] once:: each person can be born only once.
[3] Bustle, illustrious:: crying of the baby, a must for the birth.
[4] Consequence:: significance, grandeur.
[5] eclat:: acclamation, applause. eclat of Death:: the baby's crying is like the applause of the Death to a winner.
[6] thou:: the Death. unknown Renown:: the unknown eclat given to the baby.
[7] Beggar:: the new born baby who begs everything.
[8] Had, spurn:: the baby has no power to spurn.