The type untampered with, the naked star!"

VIII

And, prayer done, painter—what if you should preach?

Not as of old when playing pulpiteer

To simple-witted country folk, but here

In actual London try your powers of speech

On us the cultured, therefore skeptical—

What would you? For, suppose he has his word

In faith's behalf, no matter how absurd,

This painter-theologian? One and all