most strictness bearing;
From no mass will she keep away,
In every matin song she's sharing.

Of maids and dames there's every year
Full many a one to cloister given;
But none so fair as Valborg dear,
Whose equal lives not under heaven.

'Tis better ne'er to breathe the air
Than pine for ever on in sadness;
Each day to eat one's bread with care,
And ne'er enjoy a moment's gladness.

To them repentance God impart,
By whose vile means are those divided,
Who have each other dear at heart,
And whose love is by honor guided.

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_Edition limited to Thirty Copies_.

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