Chapter 25

           Nowwasittheascentnohindrancebrooked,

           Becausethesunhadhismeridiancircle

           ToTaurusleft,andnighttoScorpio;

           Whereforeasdothamanwhotarriesnot,

           Butgoeshisway,whate’ertohimappear,

           Ifofnecessitythestingtransfixhim,

           Inthiswisedidweenterthroughthegap,

           Takingthestairway,onebeforetheother,

           Whichbyitsnarrownessdividestheclimbers.

           Andasthelittlestorkthatliftsitswing

           Withadesiretofly,anddoesnotventure

           Toleavethenest,andletsitdownwarddroop,

           EvensuchwasI,withthedesireofasking

           Kindledandquenched,untothemotioncoming

           Hemakeswhodothaddresshimselftospeak.

           Notforourpace,thoughrapiditmightbe,

           Myfathersweetforbore,butsaid:"Letfly

           Thebowofspeechthoutothebarbhastdrawn."