XLV.

He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below.[id] Though high _above_ the Sun of Glory glow, And far _beneath_ the Earth and Ocean spread, _Round_ him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head,[ie] And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.