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The bridal of Vaumond

A Metrical Romance
Sands, Robert Charles (1799-1832)

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THE BRIDAL OF VAUMOND;
  
PREFACE.
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PART FIRST.
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PART SECOND.
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PART THIRD.
  
INTRODUCTORY EPISTLE
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SCENE IX. ÆTNA.
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III.
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IV.
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V.
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VI.
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VII.
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VIII.
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IX.
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X.
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XI. Song of the Spirits in Aetna.
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XII. SONG CONTINUED.
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XIII. SONG CONTINUED.
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XIV. SONG CONTINUED.
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XV. SONG CONTINUED.
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XVI. SONG CONTINUED.
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XVII.
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XVIII.
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XIX.
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XXII.
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XXIII.
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XXVI.
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SCENE X. THE PEASANT
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SCENE XI. THE BRIDAL.
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SCENE XII. THE COMBAT.
  
CONCLUSION.

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X.

Forth stept the priest; and spake the king,
—“Now grasp the cross and swear

The form of the old abjuration of sorcery, taken by champions before the battle is as follows:—“Hear this, ye judges, that I have this day neither eat, drank, nor have upon me, neither bone, brass, stone ne grass, nor any enchantment, sorcery, or witchcraft, whereby the law of God may be abased, or the law of the devil exalted. So help me God and his saints.”


That no unclean, unholy thing,
By magic fram'd, to aid ye bring
Nor spell nor talisman nor ring,
Nor charmed weapon bear:
God and his saints to mark the oath,
Now, in their presence, plight your troth.”
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