THE CONCLUSION
NOW, Reader, I have told my dream to thee;
See if thou canst interpret it to me,
Or to thyself, or neighbor; but take heed
Of misinterpreting; for that, instead
Of doing good, will but thyself abuse:
By misinterpreting, evil ensues. ...
What of my dross thou findest here, be bold
To throw away; but yet preserve the gold.
What if my gold be wrappèd up in ore?—
None throws away the apple for the core.
But if thou shalt cast all away as vain,
I know not but 'twill make me dream again.
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