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A witness of their misery, till not one Remain'd of her descendants; then the grave Would be her resting-place, and she might hope That the most infinite mercy of the Cross Might sanctify a sinner's penitence.— Bertha, this was your Ancestress. My child, Yon portrait is an evil omen here.

There is another where my heart can turn:— Gentlest Madonna, from my early years Thou hast been as the mother I have lost, In patience and in comfort. Leitra, I am too sad for more of these dark tales:— Good night!