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Lucilio, who had once, in grief intense,
That threaten'd life, and life's prime lustre, sense!
To his own mind, by constant prayer convey'd
Mild resignation's medicinal aid,
Now tried the spirit of his friend to heal
By tuneful orisons, and temp'rate zeal.
Venusia, whose pure mind, in sweet accord
With all the virtues of her generous lord,
As her chief study, the blest art pursued
Of less'ning evil, and promoting good,
Sustain'd her part, in every sacred rite.
She, kindly active as life-cheering light,
Drew from Manfredi, by her modest praise,
A soothing series of his mournful lays.
She, with his leave, a daily pleasure took
To form in Pity's Shrine devotion's book;
In which she treasur'd, and was glad to blend
The hallow'd rhymes of each poetic friend:
Manfredi, Theodore, Lucilio there
Her hand united in melodious prayer:
Nor did she shrink herself; but kindly deck'd
The social page that friendship may respect,
With verse, in which simplicity exprest
The feelings of her own angelic breast.
That threaten'd life, and life's prime lustre, sense!
To his own mind, by constant prayer convey'd
Mild resignation's medicinal aid,
Now tried the spirit of his friend to heal
By tuneful orisons, and temp'rate zeal.
Venusia, whose pure mind, in sweet accord
With all the virtues of her generous lord,
As her chief study, the blest art pursued
Of less'ning evil, and promoting good,
Sustain'd her part, in every sacred rite.
She, kindly active as life-cheering light,
Drew from Manfredi, by her modest praise,
A soothing series of his mournful lays.
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To form in Pity's Shrine devotion's book;
In which she treasur'd, and was glad to blend
The hallow'd rhymes of each poetic friend:
Manfredi, Theodore, Lucilio there
Her hand united in melodious prayer:
Nor did she shrink herself; but kindly deck'd
The social page that friendship may respect,
With verse, in which simplicity exprest
The feelings of her own angelic breast.
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