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The gales Of pleasure haply waft him, and he bounds Exultingly upon the flattering main; Nor heeds the inexperienced boy the hints Of prudence, and the counsel of the wise; He steers impetuously through dancing waves And oceans of illusive bliss, till now, Crashing upon the keel, his vessel lies A total wreck upon th’ undreaded reef! “Avoid the shoal!” the sacred preacher cries, The volumes of the dead and living, ope The monitory page, alas, in vain! If passion hold the helm, and pleasure fill The swelling sail, though reason, conscience, say “Avoid the shoal!” the voyager is lost.
The gales Of pleasure haply waft him, and he bounds Exultingly upon the flattering main; Nor heeds the inexperienced boy the hints Of prudence, and the counsel of the wise; He steers impetuously through dancing waves And oceans of illusive bliss, till now, Crashing upon the keel, his vessel lies A total wreck upon th’ undreaded reef! “Avoid the shoal!” the sacred preacher cries, The volumes of the dead and living, ope The monitory page, alas, in vain! If passion hold the helm, and pleasure fill The swelling sail, though reason, conscience, say “Avoid the shoal!” the voyager is lost.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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Page 428 · printed citation: Carrington · subject: PASSIONS
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