Rust's needed: keenness will not satisfy! "He is too young!" the rabble loves to cry. 16. _Excelsior._ "How shall I reach the top?" No time For thus reflecting! Start to climb! 17. _The Man of Power Speaks._ Ask never! Cease that whining, pray! Take without asking, take alway! 18. _Narrow Souls._ Narrow souls hate I like the devil, Souls wherein grows nor good nor evil. 19. _Accidentally a Seducer._[3] He shot an empty word Into the empty blue; But on the way it met A woman whom it slew. 20. _For Consideration._ A twofold pain is easier far to bear Than one: so now to suffer wilt thou dare? 21. _Against Pride._ Brother, to puff thyself up ne'er be quick: For burst thou shalt be by a tiny prick! 22. _Man and Woman._ "The woman seize, who to thy heart appeals!" Man's motto: woman seizes not, but steals. 23. _Interpretation._ If I explain my wisdom, surely 'Tis but entangled more securely, I can't expound myself aright: But he that's boldly up and doing, His own unaided course pursuing, Upon my image casts more light! 24. _A Cure for Pessimism._ Those old capricious fancies, friend! You say your palate naught can please, I hear you bluster, spit and wheeze, My love, my patience soon will end! Pluck up your courage, follow me— Here's a fat toad! Now then, don't blink, Swallow it whole, nor pause to think! From your dyspepsia you'll be free! 25. _A Request._