The Abbot

He shall die without Instruction, and in the Greatness of his Folly he shall go astray.

Proverbs v. 23.

This Instant, Wretch, thou shalt depart,
Consign’d to mould’ring Dust;
Because thou knew’st not, only feign’dst,
The Wisdom of the Just.

The Abundance of thy Folly great,
Did blindly thee deceive,
And made thee seek the sinful Path,
Which thou could’st never leave.