Narrative poems on the Female Character in the various relations of life. By Mary Russell Mitford ... Vol. I |
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The mother ceas'd: Her agony,Reflected, shone in every eye.
Alfonzo hung his princely head;
“Cheer thee, my Queen!” at length he said;
“Cheer thee, and help to bless the maid,
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Comes, like a blessed saint from heaven,
Each woe to chase, each wound to staunch:
Thy sovereign kneels for pardon, Blanch.”
“All is forgiven. Be all forgot!”
She strove to rise, she strove to smile;
Her smile was mournful as her lot;
And her slight form, subdued by toil,
Sank back on her dear native soil.
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