The Pillar of Fame

  Fame’s pillar here at last we set,
  Out-during marble, brass or jet;
  Charmed and enchanted so
      As to withstand the blow
    O f o v e r t h r o w ;
  Nor shall the seas,
    Or  o u t r a g e s
  Of storms, o’erbear
 What  we  uprear;
  Tho’ kingdoms fall,
  This pillar never shall
  Decline or waste at all;
  But stand for ever by his own
  Firm and  well-fixed  foundation.