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THE BASQUE GIRL AND HENRI QUATRE.
Of happiness had pass'd, and said she knew
How much she was beneath him; but she prayed
That he would look upon her face once more!
...He sought the spot—upon the beechen tree
"Adieu, Henri!" was graven, and his heart
Felt cold within him! He turned to the wave,
And there the beautiful peasant floated—Death
Had sealed love's sacrifice!...
