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REFLECTION.
REFLECTION cometh when too late,
On those who act in haste;
'Tis best to ponder o'er thy fate,
Before the danger's faced!

For those who like a fiery steed,
To an unknown risk speed on;
Finds that the neck from rein ne'er freed,
The wished for goal has won!

And thus it is in life we find
The haughty sink to earth;
The lowly raised in God's good time,
High o'er their humble birth!