She ceased, and touching with her filver wand
Her deftined daughter, ftraight two wings expand
Their purple plumes, and wave o'er either arm;
Next to her person spreads the powerful charm :
And foon the enraptured wondering maid combined
A faultless person with a faultless mind.

Then, while with joy divine their hearts beat high,
Swift as the lightning of a jealous eye

The Peries spread their wings, and foar'd away
To the bless'd regions of eternal day.

Stung with regret, the princefs faw too plain,
Loft by her fault what tears could ne'er regain!
Long on the tablets of her humbled breast
The Peri's parting words remain'd imprefs'd.
E'en when her hand Golconda's fceptre sway'd
And fubject realms her mild behefts obey'd,
The juft reproof her confcious ear still heard ;
Still she remember'd, with ill grace conferr'd,
Crowns, to a feeling mind, less joy impart,
Than trifles, offer'd with a willing heart.

No.

THERE is a thing, there is a thing,' "Which I fain would have from thee! "I fain would have thy gay gold ring; "O! warrior, give it me?"

He lifts his head;

Lo! near his bed

Stands a maid as fair as day;

Cold is the night,

Yet her garment is light,

For her shift is her only array.

"Come

you from east,

"Or come you from west,

"O

Or doft from the Saracens flee? "Cold is the night;

"And your garment is light,

"Come, fweetheart, and warm you by me!"

"Knight, till you give me your gay ring of gold!

"For that is a thing, a thing, a thing, "Which I fain would have from thee! "I fain would have thy gay gold ring; "O! warrior, give it me?"

"Ne'er did mine eyes that lady view, "Bright Emmeline by name:

But if fame fay true,

"Search Britain through,

"You'll find no fairer dame.

" But

"But though fhe be fair, "She cannot compare,

"I wot, sweet lass, with thee; "Then pafs by my fide

"Three nights as my bride,

"And thy guerdon the ring fhall be !”→→

In filence the maid

The knight obey'd;

Low on his pillow her head fhe laid:
But foon as by hers his hand was press'd,
Changed to ice was the heart in his breast;
And his limbs were fetter'd in frozen chains,
And turn'd to fnow was the blood in his veins.

The cock now crows!

The damfel goes

Forth from the tent; and the blood which the froze, Again through the veins of Lord Elmerick flows,

And again his heart with paffion glows.

Gone was light!
Come was night!

The fand-glafs told, 'twas three;
And again ftood there

The stranger fair,

And murmur again did she.

"There is a thing, there is a thing, "Which I fain would have from thee! "I fain would have thy gay gold ring; "O! warrior, give it me !"

One night by my fide "Haft thou pass'd as my bride,

"Two yet remain behind :

"Three must be nafs'd,

"Ere thy finger fast

"The gay gold ring shall bind."

Again the maid

The knight obey'd;

Again on his pillow her head fhe laid;

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And again, when by hers his hand was prefs'd,
Changed to ice was the heart in his breaft:
And his limbs were fetter'd in frozen chains,
And turn'd to fnow was the blood in his veins !

Three days were gone, two nights were spent ;
Still came the maid, when the glafs told "three;"

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