text:  "And thus my fiery musings ran-- 'What youth has learn'd should nerve the man; How lived the great in days of old Whose Fame to time by bards is told-- Who heathens though they were became As gods--upborne to heaven by fame? How proved they best the hero's worth? They chased the monster from the earth-- They sought the lion in his den-- They pierced the Cretan's deadly maze-- Their noble blood gave humble men Their happy birthright--peaceful days