And ye, who have met with Adversity''s blast,
And been bow''d to the earth by its fury;
To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently pass''d
Were as harsh as a prejudiced jury -
Still, fill to the Future! and join in our chime,
The regrets of remembrance to cozen,
And having obtained a New Trial of Time,
Shout in hopes of a kindlier dozen.
~Thomas Hood