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 The trembling mariner dares not withstand The angry frith, and wisely keeps the land. But winds and troubl'd seas can ne'er dismay Leander's soul, or interrupt his way; The fatal light once seen, the lover must obey. Yet sure the fair, now winter's rage was strong, A while should miss thee, to enjoy thee long: Did reason guide, not folly warp her mind; To prove less cruel, she must prove less kind. But heat of passion hurry'd both too far, And stubborn Fate's decrees resistless are: Unhappy Hero brandish'd from above The torch of furies now, no more the torch of love. 'Twas a bleak night; the winds began to play, And with eternal lungs dispute their sway: When the too constant, punctual youth again, Flush'd with past triumphs, tempts the faithless main.