Into the holy precincts, where his soul

Unconsciously he to the spirit yields.

For verily he would not take this road

If he were conscious master of his soul.

Within the circle of our mysteries

The highest hierophant alone doth know

What mystic truths lurk in our sacred forms.

But he is dumb as solitude itself.

Such silence his high dignity commands.

The others gaze uncomprehendingly