And thought not of a stranger's blow,

But now thine evil heart is shown,

A yawning well with grass o'ergrown.

Thou wearest virtue's badge,[588] but guile

And meanest sin thy soul defile.

I took thee not for treacherous fire,

A sinner clad in saint's attire;

Nor deemed thou idly wouldst profess

The show and garb of righteousness.

In fenced town, in open land,