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AGNES BERNAXJBBIN. 89
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by Albrecht inhumanity ' s nature His had heart been was rendered human , not still infra and , but the sup news erhuman of his
old father ' s deep . remorse and sorrow did , more than could the Kaiser's diplomacy . He consented to lay down his arms , if the
fair fame of his duchess were fully cleared and amply acknowwas ledged Albrecht . Only ruthless to those who The had first broug meeting ht about - between her cruel father death and
. spanned son took the place Danube , by _Albreclit . What ' s desir passed e , on throug tliat h fatal 'Albre brid cht ge 's which heart
Ib as ut his his squire voice pointed sounded out hollow the scene and broken of horror behind we can the onl bars y guess of his ,
white lielmet hair , as — he unbonneted attempted to knelt speak and to the asked old duke forg , iveness who , with of his his
, , deep Then ly irretri Albrecht evably took wronged off the son . solemn curse which he had
pronounced the iron upon -covered his father breast ; of and his the victor old son duke . Albrecht fell , weep coul ing d ,
forg upon ive , but when could he forget ? The dead return not ; and peace dreadfu dead love in l war , the dead . lan The feelings d , and Duke , father come Ernst not and built back son a Sixhn 'no again longer _-Kapelle . - But waged th an ere Exp their was i-
Albrecht atory Chapel caused , to the to . be memory erected of a cenotaph Duchess — Angela surmounted , " _^ and in by it a ,
monumental The fi rolled gure of on her . , Duke once Angel Ernst a , and older now an and angel weaker . grew
years , , Albrecht him something and tenderer and before his , like ; son but a the white . in The crown , sp cold ite cares descended , g of hostl of all government y the , figure to old him ? man stood ; devolved and ' s ever yearning a between just upon , if a
sternruler was he to his people , and a stalwart defender , of the Baiern , land .
In 1436 he marriedin accordance with princely duty and and obligation Albrecht . , His left second issue , to duchess succeed was him a . princess Butin of war Brunswick or , peace
Duke Albrecht remained ever a sad and gloomy , man . He , envied and bore his the lost burden Agnes of , her life "brief till , bitter death death should . He ive lived him for entrance duty g
to moved _^ outh his rest and ever . love with Never . him One did throug sad he fo sorrow h rget this his , life one Angela ; moved memory , shadow the with , bitter bride him of -sweet death of as his his ,
the shado Of chronicler this w , and sacl left , has sweet him left , old onl us - y worl but in the d a story meagre valley of , of A bald gnes the , and and fra of gm Albrecht entary , . recordOh ! the difference between poet and chronicler !
. Dante ' s record of Francesca da Rimini is as short ; but its _ness brevity . It is stands the terseness there in of compressed strength , the fulness measure and of in comp deathless
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Agnes Bernaxjbbin. 89
AGNES BERNAXJBBIN . 89
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Oct. 1, 1863, page 89, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01101863/page/17/
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