V + 

We wise, who with a thought besmirch + 

Blood over all our soul, + 

How should we see our task + 

But through his blunt and lashless eyes? + 

Alive, he is not vital overmuch; + 

Dying, not mortal overmuch; + 

Nor sad, nor proud, + 

Nor curious at all. + 

He cannot tell + 

Old men’s placidity from his. + 