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AD ASTRA: 144 by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE

First Line: O LET NO MOMENTARY JOY ENSLAVE
Last Line: CAN LOVE AND LUST IN SUCH COMMINGLING MEET?
Subject(s): DEATH; GRAVES; SPIRITUALITY; DEAD, THE; TOMBS; TOMBSTONES;

O let no momentary joy enslave
The spirit which thou hast receivéd pure!
The fields of dalliance flower but to the grave,
Gird swift to flee the fragrance and the lure!
O not to selfish sins thyself inure!
"Follow thy pleasures with determined feet"—
Can love and lust in such commingling meet?



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