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Choice Preent for Children

ELL me, dear Son, what do you me to do?

This vicious coure of life will bring you o

Detruction, if you venture to proceed;

Therefore return, return, my on, with peed

What need you thus concern yourelf for me

Reolv'd I am to take my liberty:

Why hould I not, ince other do?

The world methinks is pleaant to my view.

Thoe pleaant joys but for a momen: lat,

And when the golden tream is gone and pa

The ting of concience then brings up the re

Conider this, my on, and tand in fear.

What hould I fear that has this world at wi

Beides, my fellow-boon companions till

Delight themelves in mirth and jollity;

Behold they feat, dance, drink, & why not