I could not bring this splendid world nor any trading beast br In charge of it, to defer, no, not to give ear, not in the least br Appearance, to my handsome prophecies, br which here I ponder and put by. br br I am left simpler, less encumbered, by the consciousness br that I shall by no pebble in my dirty sling br avail To slay one purple giant four feet high and distribute arms br among his tall attendants, who spit at his name br when spitting on the ground: br They will be found one day Prone where they fell, or dead sitting br —and pock-marked wall br Supporting the beautiful back straight as an oak br before it is old. br br I have learned to fail. And I have had my say. br Yet shall I sing until my voice crack br (this being my leisure, this my holiday) br That man was a special thing, and no commodity, br a thing improper to be sold.br br Edna St.