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    XXXIII—LINES SUGGESTED BY MORE THAN ONE

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    m» n ' Enfolded Full many Hes a beneath ...

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    ( 244 )

    ( 244 )

    Xxxiii—Lines Suggested By More Than One

    XXXIII—LINES SUGGESTED BY MORE THAN ONE RECENT DOMESTIC HISTORY .

    M» N ' Enfolded Full Many Hes A Beneath ...

    m » n ' Enfolded Full many Hes a beneath sorrowful the and semblance tragic tale frail

    Of wedded harmony and calm content ! And Veile How careworn d oft in a the hear aspect thoug t in aching hts of a , are cheerful bosom borne pent mien abroad , , unseen ,

    A By faith the sad unhonored mourner and of a a home life unblest st ! , , oppre Which _IsTor man lurks nor in woman undiscerning may escape Passion the pain ' s train .

    But To short whilst -live a d lesson joys , ' s a taug long ht regret , the learner succeeds bleeds ; . Haply a pure and justly kindled flame

    And At Seek For H those crave ymen on those who ' a s sanction shrine g , ifts blest a a with crowning happ on their beauty ier lot promised charm may , health to claim bliss p , lace and , . , grace ,

    E ' en here will steal—in destiny like this , May That never " bitter mixed drop be , " , and which turn , mortal to noug cup ht without

    With Their inward glorious canker inheritance —of all —thence ills the cursed worst . Nor ! Nb hand holy can science minister bring to the griefs sufferer like ease these . ,

    Is A lengthened all that hope martyrdom permits , or without life affords rewards . , Th Man ' immense marvels over diversity —pity of ing human as he woes goes— ;

    How Yet , with large short a share -sig of hted this foll vast y , fails misery to see , Is due to man ' s own impious agency .

    So taught the eloquent recluse , Rousseau , Whilst In days not in our quite own a century there liyeth ago ; not a few

    Whom , woman ' s wrongs , incline to think it , true . Ask—may the victim of a hasty vow

    _Ne A maiden ' er seek onc release e enclosed nor remedy in ? tial Ah ties no ! Must wear her fetters till she nup sins or dies ;

    No And cur suffer e for as sorr she ows may and , within no balm these for bounds wounds , . No shield for her ' gainst contumely or harm ;

    If Law , that liant " in deaf a female adder form , " hearkens to no " charm , " To supp claim its aid against unequal presume doom .

    And Yet , flnd surel relief y , she may undisturbed fly an unloved retreat mate ? , Not so—the law its powerless victim cites

    Which To forced sting communion with insult and ; whilst unwilling the rites loathed , caress

    But desecrates the couch it may not bless .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1858, page 244, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061858/page/28/