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 HERMIONE'S BOSWELL EXPLAINS

Believe me, 'tis not with elation

I dwell on Hermione's madness;

The result of my rapt contemplation

Is sadness, a terrible sadness!

I weep when I note how she drivels;

I sigh o'er her fake philanthropics;

I am pained when I see how she frivols,

Like a kitten, with serious topics.

It is grief that her mental condition

Inspires, and not laughter or scorning;

If she has any use, tis her Mission

To stand as a Horrible Warning.

I am moral, essentially moral;

I am grave, and hate everything trashy,

And that is the reason I quarrel

With intellects flighty and flashy.

I yearn for the truth, I am earnest;

I yearn to face facts without blinking,

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