The miracle of willing servitude,

And yet believe therein. It is the sorrow

And not the love that asks to be subdued;

It is the mirage not the truth that trammels

The travelling feet. Ah, if men only knew

How their brief frenzies move the mirth of camels,

Our rests were longer and our journeys few.

"Old Tous is up. The camp is struck and ready

For fresh emprise. Dawn sifts the clay-blue sky

For gold. Now see how dominant and steady