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young king dead in the fight. And yet a Russian maid disdains me.
One day we were but sixteen on ship-board: a tempest rose and swelled the ocean. The waves filled the loaded vessel: but we diligently cleared it. Thence I formed the brightest hopes. And yet a Russian maid disdains me.
I know how to perform eight exercises. I fight with courage. I keep a firm seat on horseback. I am skilled in swimming. I glide along the ice on scates. I excell in darting the lance. I am dextrous at the oar. And yet a Russian maid disdains me.
What tender maid or widow can deny, that in the morning, when, posted
