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Then go! Obey the promptings of thy heart;

And to the voice of reason and good counsel,

Close thou thine ear. Be quite the woman, give

To every wish the rein, that brideless

May seize on thee, and whirl thee here and there.

When burns the fire of passion in her breast,

No sacred tie withholds her from the wretch

Who would allure her to forsake for him

A husband's or a father's guardian arms;

Extinct within her heart its fiery glow,

The golden tongue of eloquence in vain

With words of truth and power assails her ear.