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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.
  
INTRODUCTORY EPISTLE
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SCENE V. THE BANQUET.
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SCENE VI. THE WARNING.
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SCENE VII. THE BOWER.
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SCENE VIII. THE DUNGEON.
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III.
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VI.
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VII.
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VIII.
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XII.
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XIII.
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XIV.
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XVI.
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PART THIRD.
  
CONCLUSION.

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VI.

A rough descent, where oft the feet
From rubbish rude resistance meet,
Proclaim'd that now their progress lay
Adown some lone and secret way,—
Where oft abrupt and sudden shock
Would the very soul of caution mock—
Some dark retreat—where things are done
That may not meet the living sun.
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