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er astonished protests, have not the cries andtears and groans of thy husband kept me con-tinually from rest : and has not Heaven smittenme for no other reason than because thouwouldst not cease from smiting him ? Sohas the curse which thou didst seek to layupon him fallen doubly upon me. Alas !… … THE KING OF THE EBONY ISLES release thy husband from spell and torment : andwhen it is done, return hither with all speed. Thus compelled, in great fear and bewilder-ment and sorely against her will, the Queensped to the chamber in the palace where herhusband lay spell-bound. Taking a vessel…
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