Beneath the influence of a spirit-stream,
Which set itself to follow mystic aims,
Hath learned just how to use such forms of thought
As in our time compel men’s confidence,
And hang them, as a mantle, round that lore
Which should be sacred to initiates.
In this way he was able to succeed,
And gain approval from both far and near
For writings which had borrowed logic’s garb
But which, in fact, contained but mystic dreams.