The gentle maid, whose hapless tale,
these melancholy pages speak;
say, gracious lady, shall she fail
To draw the tear a down from thy cheek?
these melancholy pages speak;
say, gracious lady, shall she fail
To draw the tear a down from thy cheek?
( Horace Walpole )
[ The Castle of Otranto ]
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