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"All freakishness of mind is check'd;"He tam'd, who foolishly aspires;"While to the measure of his might"Each fashions his desires.
"All Kinds, and Creatures, stand and fall"By strength of prowess or of wit:"Tis God's appointment who must sway,"And who is to submit.
"Since then," said Robin, "right is plain,"And longest life is but a day;"To have my ends, maintain my rights,"I'll take the shortest way."
And thus among these rocks he liv'd,Through summer's heat and winter's snow:The Eagle, he was Lord above,And Rob was Lord below.
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