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"It's Elmerick come from beyond the fea, "To claim Lady Emmeline's hand."--

Then down Lord Brooke's grey beard was feen
A ftream of tears to pour;

"Oh! death my daughter's spouse has been
"These seven long years and more!

"Remorseful guilt and self-despite
"Destroy'd that beauteous flower,
"For that her falfehood kill'd a knight;
""Twas Arthur of the Bower.

"Sir Arthur gave her his heart to have,
"And he gave her his troth to hold 1;
"And he gave her his ring, fo fair and brave,
"Was all of the good red gold:

"And fhe gave him her word, that only he

"Should kifs her as a bride;

"And the gave him her oath, that ring fhould be "On her hand the day the died.

"But when she heard of Lord Elmerick's fame,

"His wealth, and princely state;

"And when fhe heard, that Lord Elmerick's name "Was praised by low and great,

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"And to you she fent Sir Arthur's ring, "And to him fent back his troth.

"Oh! when he heard,

"That her plighted word

"His falfe love meant to break,

"The youth grew fad,

"And the youth grew mad,

"And his fword he sprang to take:

"He fet the point against his fide,
"The hilt against the floor;
"I wot, he made a wound fo wide,
"He never a word spake more.

"And now, too late, my child began "Remorfelefs tears to fhed;

"Her heart grew faint, her cheek grew wan, "And the ficken'd, and took to her bed.

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"And fure 'twas a piteous fight to fee,
"How the prayed to die, but it might not be;
"And when the morning bell told three,
"Still in hollow voice cried the,

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

Now who than ice was colder then,
And who more pale than fnow?
And who was the faddeft of all fad men?
Lord Elmerick, I trow !

"Oh! lead me, lead me to the place "Where Emmeline's tomb doth stand, "For I must look on that lady's face, "And touch that lady's hand!"

Then all who heard him, ftood aghaft,
But not a word was faid,

While through the chapel's yard they pafs'd,
the chancel fped.

And

up

They burft the tomb, fo fair and sheen,
Where Emmeline's corfe inclofed had been;
And lo! on the fkeleton's finger fo lean,
Lord Elmerick's gay gold ring was feen!

Damfels!

Damfels! damfels! mark aright
The doleful tale I fing!

Keep your vows, and heed your plight,
And go to no warrior's tent by night,
To afk for a gay gold ring.*

* I once read in fome Grecian author, whose name I have forgotten, the story which fuggefted to me the outline of the foregoing ballad. it was, as follows: a young man arriving at the house of a friend, to whofe daughter he was betrothed, was informed, that fome weeks had paffed fince death had deprived him of his intended bride. Never having feen her, he foon reconciled himself to her lofs, efpecially as, during his ftay at his friend's houfe, a young lady was kind enough to vifit him every night in his chamber, whence she retired at day-break, always carrying with her fome valuable prefent from her lover. This intercourfe continued till accident fhewed the young man the picture of his deceafed bride, and he recognized, with horror, the features of his nocturnal vifitor. The young lady's tomb being opened, he found in it the various prefents which his liberality had bestowed on his unknown inamorata.

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No. XVIII.

THE GRIM WHITE WOMAN,

ORIGINAL.- -M. G. LEWIS,

LORD Ronald was handfome, Lord Ronald was young;
The green wood he traversed, and gaily he fung;
His bofom was light, and he spurr❜d on amain,
When lo! a fair lafs caught his steed by the rein.

She caught by the rein, and she sank on her knee; -"Now stay thee, Lord Ronald, and liften to me!"She fank on her knee, and her tears 'gan to flow, -"Now stay thee, Lord Ronald, and pity my woe!"—

"Nay, Janet, fair Janet, I needs must away; "I speed to my mother, who chides my delay.". -"Oh! heed not her chiding; though bitter it be, Thy falfehood and fcorn are more bitter to me."

“ Nay,

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