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Beautiful, beautiful!" he half whispered, as he laid his hand dreamily on those golden curls, and looked on her face; "yet hath sorrow touched thee, maiden. Thy morn of life hath been o'erclouded; its shadow lingers yet." "Too truly speakest thou, father," replied Nigel, drawing Agnes closer to his heart, for tears were starting in her eyes; "yet will not love soon chase that sorrow?
No more! no more! it is a bitter cheat, the consolation of blunderers, the last refuge of expiring hopes, the forlorn battalion that is to capture the citadel of happiness; yet, yet impregnable! Oh! what is wisdom, and what is virtue, without youth! Talk not to me of knowledge of mankind; give, give me back the sunshine of the breast which they o'erclouded!
"Had I as many sons as I have hairs, I would not wish them to a fairer death." Macbeth, v. 8. "That e'er o'erclouded," I should prefer. MS. Exit. Eringoes are often mentioned as a provocative by early writers: Merry Wives, v. 5, &c. Sc. mallet. Sc. I lying in my trundle-bed. To "make ready" is to dress; so to "make unready" is to undress. The expression was very common.
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