Vii

Every bulrush, parched and welted, Lifts his long joints yellow-belted; Every lotus, faint and sick, Hangs her fragrant tongue to lick.

Countless creatures, lone unthought of, Swarm from every hole and nook; What is man, that he make nought of Other entries in God's book?

Scorpions, rats, and lizards flabby, Centipedes, and hydras scabby, Asp, and slug, and toad, whose gem Outlasts human diadem.