A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations / Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

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I saw the passion’s pliant slave

In gallant trim, and gay;

His course was pleasure’s placid wave,

His life a summer’s day.

And I was caught in folly’s snare,

And join’d her giddy train,

But found her soon the nurse of care

And punishment, and pain.

There surely is some guiding pow’r

Which rightly suffers wrong,