Well, seer of the supernatural

Everywhen, everyhow, and everywhere,—

Will that do?

I and all such boys of course

Started with the same stock of Bible-truth;

Only,—-what in the rest you style their sense,

Instinct, blind reasoning but imperative,

This, betimes, taught them the old world had one law

And ours another: "New world, new laws," cried they:

"None but old laws, seen everywhere at work,"