1. A youth who keeps strict watch upon himself
Lest he should fall to vice or follow slander

2. He gains riches day by day and then spends all
Ever the prey of wealth, a captive ransom'd

3. A noble sight! He tells of clouds and rain benign,
Of stars and dreams and dragons! We are silent,

4. As tho' before him Sinai's mount lay plain.
And in his saddle-bags the moon shone radiant.