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142 And that she nurs'd him in a Cave;

And how his Madness went away

When on the yellow forest leaves

A dying Man he lay;

His dying words—but when I reach'd

That tenderest strain of all the Ditty,

My falt'ring Voice and pausing Harp

Disturb'd her Soul with Pity!

All Impulses of Soul and Sense

Had thrill'd my guileless Genevieve,

The Music, and the doleful Tale,

The rich and balmy Eve;

And Hopes, and Fears that kindle Hope,

An undistinguishable Throng!

And gentle Wishes long subdued,

Subdued and cherish'd long!