Wipe off the past, as a forgotten thing,
Propitiate virtue, by forsaking vice.
The good will aid you, and a brighter day
Doubtless awaits you. Be not too much moved
By man's applause or blame, but ever look
Unto a higher Judge."
Then there arose
A voice of supplication, so intense
To the Great Pardoner, that He would send
His spirit down to change and purify