For whom the possessed sea littered, on both shores, br Ruinous arms; being fired, and for good, br To sound the constitution of just wars, br Men, in their eloquent fashion, understood. br br Relieved of soul, the dropping-back of dust, br Their usage, pride, admitted within doors; br At home, under caved chantries, set in trust, br With well-dressed alabaster and proved spurs br They lie; they lie; secure in the decay br Of blood, blood-marks, crowns hacked and coveted, br Before the scouring fires of trial-day br Alight on men; before sleeked groin, gored head, br Budge through the clay and gravel, and the sea br Across daubed rock evacuates its dead.