"An ant who saw a pen writing on paper Delivered himself to another ant in this way: ‘That pen is making very wonderful figures Like hyacinths and lillies and roses,’ The other said ‘The finger is the real worker, The pen is only the instrument of its working;’ A third ant said, ‘No! the action proceeds from the arm, The weak finger writes with the arm’s might;’ So it went on upwards, till at last A prince of the ants who had some wit Said, ‘Ye regard only the outward form of this marvel, It is only from reason and mind that these figures proceed."