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RHYMED ROMANCE.
BY MRS. ELLEN T. II. PUTNAM.
PART SECON D-COntinued.
{" am not rich, but I've good profession,
Which will, I'm hoping prove quite lucrative,
And already have in possession,
By my own industry, the means to live;
For don't think excuse the strange digression)
That love alone a livelihood will give;
If l should wed your daughter will over
To use her kindly earnestly cndeavor.
XXXvII
And now that my hopes have briefly stated,
Please candidly reply to me anon,
So, if to disappointment am fated,
can be hence, with my great sorrow gone,
If otherwise not vainly have waited
For such gift of an elected one:
Meanwhile, dear sir, present my suit, in bond
Eide to the well-bcoved Verona"
XXXVIII
Verona" screamed Minerva, as he ended;
Papa, it cannot be you havo mistaken "
Z" 1t is her name" said he "but thus offended
Be no more, lest an alarm you waken."
"Was never, then, his lovo for me intended ,"
She added; and am l now forsaken
For one so much inferior to me
In all things, ever since her infancy
XXXIX.
Hush - said her father, 1--WE will think apace;
Perchance / can employ my old inessng,
To change the course of winning in this race
80, do, papa" said she, for tbs distressing
To think Verona should usurp my place
II will destroy this letter, thon, my blessing,
For must not to any other show it
As for his love, Verona shall not know it,
" food > said Minerva showing her delight;
But how shall Branning rightly be composed
"An answer for Verona | will write"
The father said" that she is indisposed
Then ell contrve to keep her from his sgbtD
And | will add, that she is not disposed
To favor him, having prediction
For one who has professcd to her affection.
And then I'll hint that have yet another,
Worthier far his heart and hand to share
That she's the love of father and Of mother
Is ever amiable and debonar
To whom is quito inferior the other;
And in this way I'll manage the affair.
Now, pray observe, Minerva, quite as well i
DO these things, as could Machiavelli."
Twas even done; and next was heard amain
That Branning had departed from the city.
Which news made many ladies much complain;
For him to leave, thoy said, such pity
While tho inferior people must remain
lie was so brilliant unique and witty
The gentlemen regretted too, and half
The papers gave the fact paragraph.
" He's gomez Verona said within her heart,
And /, alas shall see him never more!
It's thus in this brief, changing life we part
With oil things we have ever loved before;
And yet it cannot be It's sol start
For he is here in memory as Of yorei
soc his face that always smiled ON me,
hear his voice which was melody.
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." see the curls that shaded his high brow,
Fair knots of love so beautiful and flowing;
I'll linn their picture my memory now,
Which shall be ever there in beauty glowing
And at the altar will breathe a vow
To pray for him, wherever he il going
Great God it cannot be that transgress
If in my prayers ask his happiness
Through all my life shall remember him,
For he FIRST pitied me when others laughed;
1t was a golden bowl filed to tho brim
From which n single holy drop quafed;
Again my lips have fondly touched the rim,
Which was the sweeter, but the final draught,
The memory brings forth tears, as Sions daughters
Wept beside the Babylonian waters
Tears tears they drop from out my seethng brain,
Like falling stars upon a molten sea
Bringing their freight Of agony and pain,
And words All, wo is me! All wo is me
Peace dissoying soul there is blest reirain--
o, God lowest thou me- lowest thou me-
Thou dost--I hear the angels sing above,
Holy Holy Holy art thou, God Of Love -
END OF PART SECOND.