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The Blind Girl of Castel-Cuille.
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 Lest, when thou weddest this false bridegroom, Thou diggest for thyself a tomb! ”And she was silent; and the maidens fairSaw from each eye escape a swollen tear;But on a little streamlet silver-clear,  What are two drops of turbid rain?  Saddened a moment, the bridal train  Resumed the dance and song again;The bridegroom only was pale with fear;—     And down green alleys     Of verdurous valleys,     With merry sallies,     They sang the refrain:—
“ The roads should blossom, the roads should bloom,So fair a bride shall leave her home!Should blossom and bloom with garlands gay,So fair a bride shall pass to-day!”
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