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1269.

[Thou who forward art to hear]

He that heareth, and doeth not, is like, &c. —vi. 49.

Thou who forward art to hear,
But negligent to do,
Tremble, for the day draws near
Which shall thy folly show;
Fair thou may'st a moment stand,
But when the storms of wrath assail,
Falls thy house upon the sand,
And tumbles into hell.