THE
his
.
. .
Conscious dishonour fly
,
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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194
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
