Well for the Three to work as each is fain;

But, however it is with dragons, goat

And lion boast not of a flame-proof coat.

So, of the new Earth and Heaven—dreams told

Of rivers running sudden floods of gold;

Trees with gems for flowers; giants of height

To wade deep-rushing waters, and a might

That could make Olympus a ruined heap;

As if, because young Earth was used to keep

Elements and seeds dormant, when they came