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lodging across both his thighs . There was no strength within their power sufficient to extricate him , and if there had been , there was no surgeon in the neighbourhood , and his thighs were dreadfully shattered ; and in addition the tide was slowly advancing upon them , but would be an hour or two before it
reached the spot . In this state of agony and despair , he piteously implored them to put an end to his sufferings ; but fearful perhaps of the responsibility , or reluctant to perform the gloomy and heart-rending office , they refrained , and the tide at length covering his face , stopped his breath and ended the tragic scene . What says humanity to the question—was their conduct right or wrong ? What cognizance would the law have taken of the affair had they complied with his entreaties > And has the law provided any authority to destroy life in the case of a monstrous human birth s or in the last stage of hydrophobia >
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ALESSANDRO SAPFA L ' AUTORE Ah PUNTO BI MORIRR Alia sua Famiglia . Fedel eonsorte , amati figli , io moro ; Io moro e chiudo alfin questi anni rei : Dio mel prescrive ; i suoi decreti adoro , Ne oppormi , anche potendo , a lor vorrei , Di voi , del vostro amor Jascio il tesoro :
Ah J non pera al perir de giorm miei : Tu , cara , tu segui ad amarmi in loro ,. E voi seguite ad onorarmi in lei . Figli , eonsorte , addio ; vi lascio , addio : Ma non per sempre ; da una fe verace Sento che rivedervi un di degg'io . Questa speranza a Tossa mie seguace Scenda con loro nel sepolcro mio , E sia Io strato , in cui dormano in pace .
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Addressed by the Author 9 when at the point of death , to his Famil y * Translated from the Italian . Faithful consort , offspring belov'd , I die ; I die , and close at last these sinful years : 'Tis God ' s decree ; I , on his will rely , Nor can , nor wish t ' oppose vain hopes or fears .
Your tender love , that treasure prized so high , Let it not perish with my days in tears : In them still love me , see me ever nigh ; In her still honour me through future years * O children , wife , I go \ farewell , farewell ! But not for ever ; by true faith sustain'd We yet shall meet again—this holy spell , This hope , while in the tomb . 1 lie enchain'd , Will be the rest in which my dust shall dwell In sacred peace , till life shall be regain ed . M . R .
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SONNET BY ALESSANDRO SAPPA .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1827, page 426, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1797/page/34/
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