IV.

But little did the infant dream

That all the treasures of the world were by:

And that himself was so the cream

And crown of all which round about did lie.

Yet thus it was: The Gem,

The Diadem,

The Ring enclosing all

That stood upon this earthly ball;

The Heavenly Eye,

Much wider than the sky,

Wherein they all included were,

The glorious Soul that was the King

Made to possess them, did appear

A small and little thing.

I must quote from another poem, if only for the pleasure of writing down the lines:—

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