A Sequel to Don Juan — page 221: what you’re looking at

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212 . A SEQUEL TO XIX. ‘“‘ Damsel, what ails thee? Say thy cause of woe !”’"— Again he took her hand, which he ere now Had left; and then a deep and sudden glow Suffused her cheeks in purple, and her brow. ’T was pride that bade those burning torrents flow Unto her face—and ’twas a solemn vow That sent her, nerved to meet all danger there, Iusult, reproach, or even death to dare. XX, ‘¢ Citizen, thou hast told me that the sword Of justice falls without reserve on those W ho dare to own a monarch as their lord, And treat his enemies as common foes : How then can I implore thee to accord Mercy to one who ventured to oppose The populace, when they repaired to seize, Last June, the sovereign in the Tuileries ?’’— XX I. ‘¢' The name of the delinquent ?’’-—‘‘ He is none Of France’s offspring ; but the sister-land Trans-Pyrenean claims him as her son, And Russian interests his care demand. This day he to the Luxembourg has gone.”’— ‘¢ Knough !’’ and the Accuser waved his hand Impatiently : “I know for whom you plead ; *Tis vain—his destiny ’s ere now decreed !”’ COPMICLOO KS. CeCrn a)