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Ah mother! for thy children bold, / But doubtful of thy quest, / Thou begg'st a boon ere it be told, / Avoiding wisdom's test.
Though love is strong to bring thee nigh, / Ambition makes thee doubt; / Ambition dulls the prophet-eye; / It casts the unseen out.