It only remained for him to teach his method to those who worked in tarsia, which is the craft of inlaying coloured pieces of wood, and he stimulated these artisans so much that they developed excellent procedures and useful techniques from his teaching, for both then and afterwards many excellent works brought fame and profit to Florence for many years.

If you can picture this—a day in December / Picture this—freezing cold weather / You got clouds on your lids and you'd be on the skids

My father denied me a good education.

In about twelve days the sprouts from the gems of the planted cane are seen […]