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Of Veronica: the outward scroll explains The reason why the Princess could not pen The fond effusion.——

Read it to me, quick—— It gives a glorious promise.—— "Loved treasure of my soul! "My own Leander, lest thou meet'st the fate, "The hapless fate of him whom thy fond breast "Delights to imitate, forbear to-night "To tempt the perils that await thy steps.—— "Oh, worse than winds and waves will rend apart "Our tender intercourse: 'tis death to lose, "Even for one night, thy cherished company, "But still, still more terrific are the fears "Which haunt my soul.—I dread our secret known "To Sforza; his unyielding guarded breast, "So sternly virtuous, never could excuse "Our mutual frailty——is it frailty, sweet,