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LAURA.

was fair, and of a tender heart, And lov'd a son of Neptune. Nought to her That toils of Ocean bronz'd his brow, or gave A roughness to his manners, for she priz'd His generous nature,&mdash;full of noble thoughts, And warm devotedness to every friend.

Cold winter fled away, and gentle Spring From its low bed the earliest snow-drop call'd, And then the holy marriage-vow they spake, And were made one. Yet scarce the fleeting moon Had marked her change of crescent, orb and wane,

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