The lords of life, the lords of life,—- br I saw them pass, br In their own guise, br Like and unlike, br Portly and grim, — br Use and Surprise, br Surface and Dream, br Succession swift and spectral Wrong, br Temperament without a tongue, br And the inventor of the game br Omnipresent without name; — br Some to see, some to be guessed, br They marched from east to west: br Little man, least of all, br Among the legs of his guardians tall, br Walked about with puzzled look.