Ye would discover from me how ’twere best
To guide the soul of him who oft before
Hath stood upon the threshold of your shrine.
Because ye think Thomasius is lost
Ye now believe that Strader is the man
To do you service in the mystic league.
What he hath won for progress of mankind
By use of powers which follow nature’s laws,
For this he oweth thanks to me, since I
Hold sway where powers mechanical obtain