And year by year he came and sought,
But still it yielded none.
He said unto his servant, "Wait
No longer, cut it down;
I've sought these three years here for fruit,
"Why cumbereth it the ground?" "O, no,
The servant said, "I'll nurse it well,
Perhaps it then will bear.
"But if it will not bear, when I
Have dug and dress'd around,