Page:Hemans in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine 11 1822.pdf/8

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"Mercy, not sacrifice!" And when, of old,
Clouds of rich incense from his altars roll'd,
Dispers'd the smoke of perfumes, and laid bare
The heart's deep folds, to rend its homage there!