The same fond Care commends the thorny ,
When rav'nous Shoals the Prey impatient wait.
She distant Waters eyes with kind Distrust,
Knows when all's safe, and when her Fears are just.
Nor will her Womb again her Offspring hide;
Two spacious Cavities, on either Side
Below her Gills, the trembling Fry receive,
When guilty Seas the careful Parent grieve.
While the fierce Foes unguarded Shoals surprize,
In safe Recess the prickly Darling lies,
No Dangers fears, tho' rolling Waters swell,
And angry Hast of coming Monsters tell.