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this like holy relic do i prize

to save fro the fate y truth entails,

truth that to thy hard heart its vigour owes

alas for hi that under lowerg skies,

peril o&039;er a trackless ocean sails,

where neither friendly port nor pole-star shows&ot;

anselo praised this send n too, as he had praised the first;and he went on addg lk after lk to the 插 with which hewas bdg hiself and akg his dishonour secure; for when lothariowas dog ost to dishonour hi he told hi he was ost honoured;and th each step that cailla descended towards the depths of herabasent, 射 ounted, his opion, towards the suit of virtueand fair fa

it happened that fdg herself on one oasion alone with heraid, cailla said to her, &ot;i a ashad to thk, y dear leonela,how lightly i have vaed yself that i did not pel lothario ur插se by at least expenditure of ti that full possessionof that i ickly yielded hi of y own free will i fear thathe will thk ill of y pliancy or lightness, not nsiderg theirresistible fence he brought to bear upon &ot;

&ot;let not that trouble you, y lady,&ot; said leonela, &ot;for it doesnot take away the vae of the thg given or ake it the lessprecio to give it ickly if it be really vaable and worthy ofbeg prized; nay, they are wont to say that he who gives icklygives ice&ot;

&ot;they say al,&ot; said cailla, &ot;that what sts little is vaedless&ot;

&ot;that sayg does not hold good your case,&ot; replied leonela, &ot;forlov