And there this eve some reasoning, I opine,

(For all may err,) a weighty theme upon,

May not be deemed amiss.—Perchance a light

Will on thee break and set thy feet aright.”

XX.

“Elder, whatever themes,” our Founder said,

“My scant attainments fit me to essay,

Shall not avoidance have from any dread

That thy strict logic may my faults betray;

That ‘all may err,’ means that our friends have strayed,