would scarcely have lived had it not been followed by four

Without the ring itself do follow after.

And this it does, and followeth on until

'Thath reached the stone itself and cleaved to it

By links invisible. Moreover, likewise,

The motion's assisted by a thing of aid

(Whereby the process easier becomes),-

Namely, by this: as soon as rarer grows

That air in front of the ring, and space between