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"JULIA, YOUNG WANTON, FLUNG THE GATHER'D SNOW" by ANONYMOUS

Last Line: "WITH WATER WHICH THOU KINDLEST, QUENCH WITH FIRE"
Subject(s): DESIRE;

JULIA, young wanton, flung the gather'd snow,
Nor fear'd I burning from the wat'ry blow:
'Tis cold, I cry'd, but ah! too soon I found,
Sent by that hand it dealt a scorching wound.

Resistless fair! we fly thy power in vain,
Who turn'st to fiery darts the frozen rain;
Burn, Julia, burn like me, and that desire
With water which thou kindlest, quench with fire.



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