"Who found therein—provisionally—sport,"—

Felt, in the flitting of a moment, fool

Was he, and folly all that seemed so wise,

And the best proof of wisdom's birth would be

That he made all endeavor, body, soul,

By any means, at any sacrifice

Of labor, wealth, repute, and (—well, the time

For choosing between heaven on earth, and heaven

In heaven, was not at hand immediately—)

Made all endeavor, without loss incurred