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 in her lum , blessed them sobbing. She then cirew 

 from her bosom , a veil which she intrusted to 

 Orpheus , to be one day , ihe chaste nuptial veil of 

 Eurydice. On this tissue, weaved by the spouse of a 

 Titan , were drawn the heavenly confines of which 

 the poet's lyre was the harmonious symbol. At the 

 same time, she gave.to the nymph in tears , a pome- 

 granate gathered in the garden of Hesperides. The 

 apple of Kory , jealous guardian of the legality of 

 marriages , which might not be opened nor its fruit 

 tasled, till the veil be unfolded. Talaon groaned 

 within him ; he knows too well , that thèse last prés- 

 ents of maternai love , were to be useless , since he 

 cannot join to them the glèbe , emblem of the soil ; 

 earnest of property with terrestrial confines. Not- 

 withstanding , the augurs had been favourable. 



» The two exiles left the paternal mansion which 

 Ihey were to see no more. The gazelle, sweet play- 

 mate of the nymph^ in vain strived tofoUowher, she 

 was kept back by Vola , who reserved for her the 

 caresses of absence. No road was traced for the two 

 exiles , and they set out on the wide expanse as a 

 strayed traveller in the depths of a vast forest. 

 Eurydice leaned on the aim of Orpheus and sighed 

 in silence. From time to time , she turned to cast a 

 lingering glance towards the spot where she had so 

 serenely spent the fugitive days of her fortunate 

 childhood.Then she ceased to turn her head and wept. 



ï) When the magnanimous orphans were gone, Ta- 

 laon stifled his tears no longer^ and the two spouses, 

 f orelorn in their turn , wept together to console each 



