Thou, the elect?—but if it be denied,
How wilt thou prove it, or its proofs impart?
God gave to man that bright angelic guide,
A reasoning soul, his being’s better part;—
He gave her freedom; but thou wouldst confine
And cramp her action to that creed of thine.
XXIX.
“Who binds the soul extends the reign of hell;
She’s formed to err, but, erring, truth to find;
Pity her wanderings, but, O never quell