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“Of many a dainty dame and damosel the coveted nuptial couches he rejecteth; for nought can e’er, pure Love! thy care dispel, when one enchanting shape thy heart subjecteth. These whims of passion to despair compel the Sire, whose old man’s wisdom aye respecteth, his subjects murmuring at his son’s delay to bless the nation with a bridal day.