Now you may praise,—I hear.”

And I, “O master, I perceive your sway,

I note the years of study, toil, and strain

That brought the easy power you wield to-day,

The height you now attain.

“Freely your well-trained power I see you spend,

Such skill in all my life I never saw;

You have done nobly; but, my able friend,

What have you done it for?

“You have no doubt achieved your dearest end: