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Hideit,myheart,withinthatclosedisguise

Where,mix'

dwithGod'

s,hislovedidealies:

Ohwriteitnot,myhand!

--thenameappears

Alreadywritten--washitout,mytears!

InvainlostEloisaweepsandprays,

Herheartstilldictates,andherhandobeys.

Relentlesswalls!

whosedarksomeroundcontains

Repentantsighs,andvoluntarypains:

Yeruggedrocks!

whichholykneeshaveworn;

Yegrotsandcaverns,shagg'

dwithhorridthorn!

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Shrines!

wheretheirvigilspale-eyedvirginskeep,

Andpityingsaints,whosestatueslearntoweep!

Thoughcoldlikeyou,unmovedandsilentgrown,

Ihavenotyetforgotmyselftostone.

AllisnotHeaven'

swhileAbelardhaspart,

Stillrebelnatureholdsouthalfmyheart;

Norprayersnorfastsitsstubbornpulserestrain,

Nortearsforagestaughttoflowinvain.

SoonasthyletterstremblingIunclose,

Thatwell-knownnameawakensallmywoes.30

Oh,nameforeversad!

foreverdear!

Stillbreathedinsighs,stillusher'

dwithatear.

Itrembletoo,where'

ermyownIfind,

Somediremisfortunefollowsclosebehind.

Lineafterlinemygushingeyeso'

erflow,

Ledthroughasadvarietyofwoe;

Nowwarminlove,nowwitheringinmybloom,

Lostinaconvent'

ssolitarygloom!

Theresternreligionquench'

dtheunwillingflame,

Therediedthebestofpassions,LoveandFame.40

Yetwrite,oh!

writemeall,thatImayjoin

Griefstothygriefs,andechosighstothine.

Norfoesnorfortunetakethispoweraway;

AndismyAbelardlesskindthanthey?

Tearsstillaremine,andthoseIneednotspare,

Lovebutdemandswhatelsewereshedinprayer;

Nohappiertaskthesefadedeyespursue;

Toreadandweepisalltheynowcando.

Thensharethypain,allowthatsadrelief;

Ah,morethanshareit,givemeallthygrief!

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Heavenfirsttaughtlettersforsomewretch'

said,

Somebanish'

dlover,orsomecaptivemaid;

Theylive,theyspeak,theybreathewhatloveinspires,

Warmfromthesoul,andfaithfultoitsfires;

Thevirgin'

swishwithoutherfearsimpart,

Excusetheblush,andpouroutalltheheart,

Speedthesoftintercoursefromsoultosoul,

AndwaftasighfromIndustothePole.

Thouknow'

sthowguiltlessfirstImetthyflame,

WhenLoveapproach'

dmeunderFriendship'

sname;

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Myfancyform'

dtheeofangelickind,

Someemanationoftheall-beauteousMind.

Thosesmilingeyes,attemperingeveryray,

Shonesweetlylambentwithcelestialday.

GuiltlessIgazed;

Heavenlisten'

dwhileyousung;

Andtruthsdivinecamemendedfromthattongue.

Fromlipslikethose,whatpreceptfail'

dtomove?

Toosoontheytaughtme'

twasnosintolove:

BackthroughthepathsofpleasingsenseIran,

Norwish'

danangelwhomIlovedaman.70

DimandremotethejoysofsaintsIsee;

NorenvythemthatheavenIloseforthee.

Howoft,whenpress'

dtomarriage,haveIsaid,

CurseonalllawsbutthosewhichLovehasmade!

Love,freeasair,atsightofhumanties,

Spreadshislightwings,andinamomentflies.

Letwealth,lethonour,waittheweddeddame,

Augustherdeed,andsacredbeherfame;

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Beforetruepassionallthoseviewsremove;

Fame,wealth,andhonour!

whatareyoutoLove?

Thejealousgod,whenweprofanehisfires,

Thoserestlesspassionsinrevengeinspires,

Andbidsthemmakemistakenmortalsgroan,

Whoseekinloveforaughtbutlovealone.

Shouldatmyfeettheworld'

sgreatmasterfall,

Himself,histhrone,hisworld,I'

dscornthemall:

NotCaesar'

sempresswouldIdeigntoprove;

No,makememistresstothemanIlove;

Iftherebeyetanothernamemorefree,

Morefondthanmistress,makemethattothee!

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Oh,happystate!

whensoulseachotherdraw,

Whenloveisliberty,andnaturelaw:

Allthenisfull,possessingandpossess'

Nocravingvoidleftachinginthebreast:

Eventhoughtmeetsthought,erefromthelipsitpart,

Andeachwarmwishspringsmutualfromtheheart.

This,sure,isbliss（ifblissonearththerebe）

AndoncethelotofAbelardandme.

Alas,howchanged!

whatsuddenhorrorsrise!

Anakedloverboundandbleedinglies!

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Where,wherewasEloise?

hervoice,herhand,

Herponiard,hadopposedthedirecommand.

Barbarian,stay!

thatbloodystrokerestrain;

Thecrimewascommon,commonbethepain.

Icannomore;

byshame,byragesuppress'

Lettearsandburningblushesspeaktherest.

Canstthouforgetthatsad,thatsolemnday,

Whenvictimsatyonaltar'

sfootwelay?

Canstthouforgetwhatte