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bafei atfrivtfd 4 Hwy plane had b « m secumUajd &ti $ tefof * 4 & # time ofiacee ** every avenue was -cramied . The heroine < jf ife ^ » igfct displayed a power almost beyond herself ; ecUriraakia ihtet a l # Oy spirit rises with the excitement that would sink one of less noble
mauled Thetinie for the triumph arrived ; the pageant passed through thd street * of Rome—Gorinoe had ascended the steps to the eapitoW-the eulogy of the prince of CaatdL-Forte had beeu spoken , and she had uttered a response ; the crown re&ted on her head , the whole house pose , and showers of wreaths and clusters
of flowers were cast at her feet . The voices of those wh ^ had joined in procession were uplifted in a triumphal ehorus . She prepared to depart . As had been previously arranged , in turning suddenly to offer a lasi ; acknowledgment to the audience , the erewrn ef myrtle fell from her head ; the Englishman advancedhe touched her hand—he led her slightly forward—he lifted in triumph a crown of roses above her head : the rose fete of Uplands rodied bnck * m Percy ' s memory but for a moment ; he spoke ;
* Nay , * ti 8 For me upon that brow to place The crown that borrows , more than lends a grace ^ Owr own we hail thee , and thy power divine , And with the myrtle England ' s roses twine . e And with the myrtle England ' s roses twine / sounded i <\ tumultuous chorus . Flora heard it not . Another shower of roses and
myrtle was scattered at her feet ; she saw them not ; one voice was in her ear , one glance was in her heart ; her agitation became excessive , her head reeled , she tottered , and , had not Perpy supported her , she must have fallen to thp ground . Tbf triumph was cojnapleted ^—t he curtain fell—the spectators natufidly attributing heir emotion to the excess of excitement which
% m > whole scene was calculated to . call up . Though taste may GtfacWau ^ - the practice , the audience were not satisfied without & £ mflftk fa . ptoprid persona appearance . Sometime they waited * yet Flora came riot ; a profound stillness prevailed , and many , wfefl had * t > baerved uer feinting state when the curtain fell , had a fe * Uw jikui to fear , as the recollection of her mother ' s death At the
patlti g 1 " * W th ^ ir me naory . last curtain was seen to W ^ v ^ , > n 4 i ^ a few second * Flora and her father , grasped tightly ha ^ 4 i a . Iwwd , ware upon tha stage . She was ashy pale , but there w »» « poou ^ i ^ F light in her eyes ; and a discerning observer of the pguitltwljiioufl expressions t \\ $ t had often played , abput her
featuiHN , exclaic \© d in triumph that he detected a nqw yrnile !' X >^ ubly TtnWubled plaudit ^ rent the air , wreaths were 4 gajn hf ^ . U tw ^ di *\)< X * l ^ tt ^ r t han all , hef-e § ud there an affectionate ' Gpd btom 9 Pn bath ! ' w « wi b ^* rd obpis , & * tu ^ mlt . WaJ ^ r ui ^ d . to KMl 4 t ^ tllWi « M * e Wjpl ^ u ) eloquently 6 > r U )* w ^ t ot wor 4 * Mit JM ^ irefHWM JH ^ ra ^ ajil *\ te f ^ j 4 * y Md . tat w mokmteriM * fe ^ dt 4 rw 4 y fete * ; m tff ^ t jjimml : h ^ rml b *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1835, page 590, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2649/page/26/
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