VIII
Such labour profits. Since it pleased the Lord
To shut us out of Paradise, the sweat
Of each man’s brow alone secures reward
(His or another’s); and we need not fret.
The bargain’s just, for if we do not get
Interest, we get profits, which are more.
Life’s interest is Nature’s secret, set
In untrod plains, and if all pleasant lore
Is there, Knowledge and Life,—an Eden-land whereo’er.