III.[lt]

The serpent of the field, by art

And spells, is won from harming;

But that which coils around the heart,

Oh! who hath power of charming?

It will not list to Wisdom's lore,

Nor Music's voice can lure it;

But there it stings for evermore

The soul that must endure it.

Seaham, 1815.

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