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ful. If you would enjoy it without danger, keep 
at some distance from the plant. To increase 
ten-fold the pleasure which it affords, come with 
the object of your affection to inhale its perfume 
by moonlight, when the nightingale is pouring 
forth his soul in song : 
The Tuberose, with her silvery light. 
That in the gardens of Malay 
Is call’d the mistress of the night, 
So like a bride, scented and bright, 
She comes out when the sun’s away. 
Moore. 
Then, by a secret virtue, these grateful odours 
will add an inexpressible charm to your en¬ 
joyment; but if, regardless of the precepts of 
moderation, you will approach too near, this 
divine flower will then be but a dangerous en¬ 
chantress, which will pour into your bosom a 
deadly poison. Thus the love which descends 
from heaven purifies and exalts the delights of 
a chaste passion; but that which springs from 
the earth proves the bane and the destruction 
of imprudent youth. 
