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STOP ME! by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: STOP ME, GOOD PEOPLE! DON'T YOU SEE
Last Line: HELP, SHAME, CAUTION, LOVE, WISDOM, AND ALL!
Subject(s): HUMAN BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT OF LIFE; HUMAN NATURE;

Stop me, good people! Don't you see
My temper is running away with me?
Help, Master Commonsense! Are you afraid?
Good Mistress Prudence, come to my aid!
Stop me, Conscience! Stop me, I pray!
My temper, my temper is running away!
Dear Brother Kindness, snatch after the reins!
Help, or my temper will dash out my brains!
Help, or I'll get a terrible fall!
Help, Shame, Caution, Love, Wisdom, and all!



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