Ah！wretchedme！whathaveIbuttodie?
SinceIhavelostmyloveforevermore！”
ThewholeofthepoemwasafterwardstranslatedintomodemFrench，and，thoughsomewhatartificial，itbecameaspopularinthenorthasinthesouth。
Jasmin’ssuccessinhisnativetown，andhisgrowingpopularity，encouragedhimtoproceedwiththemakingofverses。Hispoemswereoccasionallyinsertedinthelocaljournals；buttheeditorsdidnotapproveofhisuseoftheexpiringGascondialect。TheywereofopinionthathisworksmightbebetterappreciatediftheyappearedinmodernFrench。Gasconwastoalargeextentaforeignlanguage，andgreatlyinterferedwithJasmin’snationalreputationasapoet。
Neverthelessheheldonhisway，andcontinuedtowritehisversesinGascon。Theycontainedmanypersonallyrics，tributes，dedications，hymnsforfestivals，andimpromptus，scarcelyworthyofbeingcollectedandprinted。Jasminsaidofthelastdescriptionofverse：”Onecanonlypayapoeticaldebtbymeansofimpromptus，andthoughtheymaybegoodmoneyoftheheart，theyarealmostalwaysbadmoneyofthehead。”