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The danger of war, with its havoc of life, / The danger of ocean, when storms are rife, / The danger of jungles, where wild beasts hide, / The danger that lies in the mountain slide, -- / Why, what are they but all mere child's play, / Or the idle sport of a summer day, / Beside These battles that stir and vex / The world forever, of sex with sex?
The warrior returns from the captured fort, / The mariner sails to a peaceful port; / The wild beast quails 'neath the strong man's eye, / The avalanche passes the traveler by -- / But who can rescue from passion's pyre / The hearts that were offered to feed its fire? / Ah! he who emerges from that fierce flame / Is scarred with sorrow or blackened with shame.