“And the crooked shall be made straight,
“And the rough places plain:
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
“And all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”
“You speak the words of the great Isaiah,” the pompous questioner declared.
“Yes,” John agreed. “And other words he said also.
“The voice said, ‘Cry,’
“And he said, ‘What shall I cry?
“‘All flesh is grass,
“‘And all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.