Ultimate giver of all good, perforce

Gathers unto himself all love, all praise,

Is worshipped—which means loved and praised at height.

Back to the first good: 'twas the gardener gave

Occasion to my palate's pleasure: grace,

Plain on his part, demanded thanks on mine.

Go up above this giver,—step by step,

Gain a conception of what—(how and why,

Matters not now)—occasioned him to give,

Appointed him the gardener of the ground,—