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 Lest, when thou weddest this false bridegroom,
 Thou diggest for thyself a tomb! ”
And she was silent; and the maidens fair
Saw from each eye escape a swollen tear;
But on a little streamlet silver-clear,
  What are two drops of turbid rain?
  Saddened a moment, the bridal train
  Resumed the dance and song again;
The bridegroom only was pale with fear;—
     And down green alleys
     Of verdurous valleys,
     With merry sallies,
     They sang the refrain:—

“ The roads should blossom, the roads should bloom,
So fair a bride shall leave her home!
Should blossom and bloom with garlands gay,
So fair a bride shall pass to-day!”