Within a circle light and love embrace it, Even as this doth the others, and that precinct 1958 He who encircles it alone controls. Its motion is not by another meted, But all the others measured are by this, As ten is by the half and by the fifth. 1959 And in what manner time in such a pot May have its roots, and in the rest its leaves, Now unto thee can manifest be made. O Covetousness, that mortals dost engulf Beneath thee so, that no one hath the power Of drawing back his eyes from out thy waves! Full fairly blossoms in mankind the will; But the uninterrupted rain converts Into abortive wildings the true plums. Fidelity and innocence are found 1960 Only in children; afterwards they both Take flight or e’er the cheeks with down are covered. One, while he prattles still, observes the fasts, Who, when his tongue is loosed, forthwith devours Whatever food under whatever moon;