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in lier turn , blessed them sobbing. She then drew 

 from her bosom , a veil which she intrusted to 

 Orpheus , to be one day , the 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 

 mariïages , which might not be opened nor its fruit 

 tasted , 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 

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

 mate of the nymphe in vain strived tofollowher, 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. 



» 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 



