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Approach the Pierian Spring Carefully
From an idea suggested by
Rev. Raphael Barousse, OSB
I would that I could taste the Pierian Spring
But he who drinks unworthily the sacred
Will lose even the little that he has
And wither into mummification
One’s poor attempts at innocent, ill-formed verse
May be forgiven because of their innocence
But a little learning, as the man1 once said,
Means duty, and might not be forgiven
If used intemperately or harshly; still -
I would that I could taste the Pierian Spring
1Alexander Pope
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