I SAW—’t was in a dream, the other night— br A man whose hair with age was thin and white; br One hundred years had bettered by his birth, br And still his step was firm, his eye was bright. br br Before him and about him pressed a crowd. br Each head in reverence was bared and bowed, br And Jews and Gentiles in a hundred tongues br Extolled his deeds and spake his fame aloud. br br I joined the throng and, pushing forward, cried, br “Montefiore!” with the rest, and vied br In efforts to caress the hand that ne’er br To want and worth had charity denied.