No more let sin thy heaven-born soul deface.
Nor idle or inactive, let it be;
By this example warn'd, observe and see
How from the least neglect great dangers rise.
Watch lest the nipping frost of sin surprise,
Or gusts of passion with impetuous sway,
Bear down thy good resolves, or then delay.
As scorching suns destroy the new set tree,
And burn the tender plant in infancy;
So jealous of thy own improvements be,