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There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
She had so many children
She didn't know what to do
But try as she would she could never detect which was the cause and which the effect

Here I make oath--Although the heart that knows its
Hear loath,
And credit less--That he who kens to meet Pain's kisses
Which hiss against his tears,

Come,
Reason, come
each nerve rebellious bind,
Lull the fierce tempest of my fev'rish soul;

Finally, what is Reason
You have often asked me; and this is myanswer:-- Whene'er the mist, that stands 'twixt God and thee, [Sublimates] to a pure transparency, That intercepts no light and adds no stain-- There Reason is, and then begins he...

And the priestess spoke again and said: "Speak to us of Reason and Passion
" And he answered saying:
Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against passion and your appetite

I
NK we are too ready with
In this fair world of God's
Had we no

Reason, in faith thou art well serv'd, that still Wouldst brabbling be with sense and love in me:
I rather wish'd thee climb the Muses' hill,
Or reach the fruit of Nature's choicest tree,
Or seek heav'n's course, or heav'n's inside ...

The neighbors' dog will not stop barking
He is barking the same high, rhythmic barkthat he barks every time they leave the house
They must switch him on on their way out
The neighbors' dog will not stop barking