“‘Would I had yet,’ he said, ‘myself restrained,
And not this knowledge with this Evil gained!
Go to the Priest, thou said’st; and I receive
My Sight of Sin; I tremble and believe.
Why should I go to hear that warning Voice?
Let them attend who hearing can rejoice;
Let them exult who feel that all is well!
Why talk of Heavens to a Child of Hell?
Thy tender Sins are nipt and gently die
Without a Pang, like Girls in Infancy; 220