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Page 137
... fate o'erwhelms them all . The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts , And wins ( oh shameful chance ! ) the Queen of Hearts . At this , the blood the virgin's cheek forsook , A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look ; She sees , and ...
... fate o'erwhelms them all . The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts , And wins ( oh shameful chance ! ) the Queen of Hearts . At this , the blood the virgin's cheek forsook , A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look ; She sees , and ...
Page 138
... fate , and with a sigh retired . The Peer now spreads the glitt'ring forfex wide , T'enclose the lock ; now joins it , to divide . Ev'n then , before the fatal engine closed , A wretched sylph too fondly interposed ; Fate urged the ...
... fate , and with a sigh retired . The Peer now spreads the glitt'ring forfex wide , T'enclose the lock ; now joins it , to divide . Ev'n then , before the fatal engine closed , A wretched sylph too fondly interposed ; Fate urged the ...
Page 309
... fate trod those promptings down Under its iron heel ; fate , fate engaged The strife , and hurled me on my father's But let us speak no more of this : I find My father ; let me feel that I have found . Come , sit beside me on this sand ...
... fate trod those promptings down Under its iron heel ; fate , fate engaged The strife , and hurled me on my father's But let us speak no more of this : I find My father ; let me feel that I have found . Come , sit beside me on this sand ...
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