ALL Faith is false, all Faith is true: Truth is the shattered mirror strown In myriad bits; while each believes his little bit the whole to own.

What is the Truth? was askt of yore. Reply all object Truth is one As twain of halves aye makes a whole; the moral Truth for all is none.

Ye scantly-learned Zâhids learn from Aflatûn and Aristû,* While Truth is real like your good: th’ Untrue, like ill, is real too;

As palace mirror’d in the stream, as vapour mingled with the skies, So weaves the brain of mortal man the tangled web of Truth and Lies.