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His so loved —o'erlooked the place. There was some gorgeous fête there, for the light Streamed through the lattices, and a far sound Of lute, and dance, and song, came echoing. The wanderer hid his face—but from his brow His hands fell powerless! Some gathered round And raised him from the ground: his eyes were closed, His lip and cheek were colourless;—they told His heart was broken! - - - - His Princess never knew an earthly love: She vowed herself to Heaven, and she died young! The evening of her death, a strange sweet sound Of music came, delicious as a dream: With that her spirit parted from this earth. Many remembered that it was the hour Her humble lover perished!L. E. L