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 built this hermitage, under the hypocritical mak of devotion; it was oon viited by a crowd of pious ouls, for the neighbourhood eteemed me a aint, and came in earch of heavenly conolation to one, who harboured only the deires of the fleh: all my thoughts and wihes having no other object but the viit of the wans.

‘Soon after my ettlement here, I formed yonder cove of reeds, in order to watch, at the proper eaon, for the arrival of the half celetial viitants. I found that Theophratus had not fed me with deluive forgeries; at the ummer oltice I aw a number of wans alight on the pool, ome retaining their proper form, and others changing into beautiful damels; yet I could not perceive my beloved Zoe among the wimmers. I bore the impatience of deire for three ummers longer, but in vain. The fourth came. I watched with anxiety from my place of ambuh. One morning early I heard the ound of wings rutling over my head, and immediately perceived