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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