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,

of

in

,

"

,

satiated passion bid

in

to

or ,

in

to

-

beauty have waned

the

stern repulse signify less from the lips that the charms

cold disdain language than

equivocal

victim

.

its

venomous

wound the peace and stain the purity suspense she strives While yet held reclaim

stroyer

load

?

frightful perfidy has distilled

The change dregs

of its

evaporated from cloying possession

,

,

or

treachery

is

of

of disinterested affection ? Have they sunk under

de

TO

the

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in

miserable by

.

O

despair and desolation

for

,

breast plunge

in

her

,

of

,

of

calumny and the bitter sneer her the social throng disappointment having fixed their barbs the shafts her

a





.

is

,.

a

,

a

,

transient

short and easily born

and

free

youth inconsiderately

tamper with the virtue

and thus prove her assassin

,

his infidelity

.

Let not

by

the.

is

a

trial and sorrow

his mistress

to

an

examples warn the credulous and inexperienced preserve her danger and teach her incessant ,

of

But the sun of

sphere has been

-

little suffering

.

love

is

only

of “

paternal

this sublunary



of

But

.

her

Terrible

nurtured

gathering fast around the night brighter world opens celestial asylum Yet

scene

maid



in

.

culture

her earthly joys has been

her soul

flower

she flourished while her virtues unfolded

of

,

under the kindly

As the vernal

her voice abrod

the pearly dew

set

melody

of

the

by on

,

!

of

the dawning her days was glorious robed the graces she rose refulgent innocence fascination hung fate

of

victim with hatred the betrayer which

,

,

be

to

a

summoned

The resentment which naturally

follows discovered treachery inspires revenged excites thirst

or

principles

suicides perhaps would

,

extended

class

its

immoderately

.

,

certain counteracting

this distressing

on

not

into operation be

for to

Were

it

.”

guard over herself