Nay, with the hand and heart, the rather;

For each who climbs above

Must reach the door of Him our Father

On stepping-stones of love.

V.
COURTING THE CROWD.

Our wrongs we make that make us wrong:

We court the crowd; we tickle the public ear;

The crowd laughs, and we laugh with it always; we’re

Mere puppets dandled by the throng.

We jingle our laughter,—