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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Whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.—Matthew, v. 22.

The rout is folly’s circle which she draws

With magic wand. So potent is the spell,

That none decoy’d into that fatal ring,

Unless by Heaven’s peculiar grace, escape.

There we grow early grey, but never wise;

There form connections, but acquire no friend;

Solicit pleasure, hopeless of success;

Waste youth in occupations only fit

For second childhood; and devote old age