Narrates the vision, peeps in the glass ball,

Sets-to the spirit-writing, hears the raps,

As the case may be.

Now mark! To be precise—

Though I say, "lies" all these, at this first stage,

'T is just for science' sake: I call such grubs

By the name of what they 'll turn to, dragon-flies.

Strictly it 's what good people style untruth;

But yet, so far, not quite the full-grown thing:

It 's fancying, fable-making, nonsense-work—