They might those follies from his mind remove.
Deciding thus, and with this kind intent,
A chosen body with its speaker went.
“John,” said the Teacher, “John, with great concern.
We see thy frailty, and thy fate discern -
Satan with toils thy simple soul beset,
And thou art careless slumbering in the net:
Unmindful art thou of thy early vow;
Who at the morning meeting sees thee now?
Who at the evening? ‘Where is brother John?’