And the world and its creatures to you are given;
You shall win in the fight, though many oppose.
You shall tread on the young of the lion’s den,
And the desert shall blossom as the rose
’Neath your tendance.” And Adam asked: “And then?”
“Then, ripening with the riper age,
Your sons, a goodly heritage,
Like palm-trees in their stately strength,
Shall win to man’s estate at length.
Beside thee shall they take their stand,