Gold yields itself unwilling;

The sun is the true alchemist,

All fluidly distilling.

When through our veins 't has glowed and relled;

With Eilfinger we try it;

Then you have gold, have real gold,

And honourably come by it.

A. V. K. L. W. H.

Hæc vera practica!'

Then laughed the Abbot. 'That sounds fair;