Who bids all men believe the impossible,

Because 'tis so. Who nibble, scribble, quibble, he

Quiets at once with "quia impossibile."[772]

VI.

And therefore, mortals, cavil not at all;

Believe:—if 'tis improbable, you must,

And if it is impossible, you shall:

'Tis always best to take things upon trust.

I do not speak profanely to recall

Those holier Mysteries which the wise and just