”Thedoveyoulostoflate,Mightwarnyoubyherflight,Shesoughtinwoodshermate,Andhasforgotyouquite;ShehasbecomemorefairSincelovehasbeenhercare。
’Tislovemakesallthingsgay,Ohfollowwheresheleads——
Whenbeauteouslooksdecay,Whatdrearylifesucceeds!
Andah!believeme,perfectbliss,Ajoy,wherepeaceandtriumphreign,Iswhenamaiden,lovedlikethis,Haslearnt’tissweettoloveagain!”
Thesongsterfinished,andtheardentcrowdOflistenersclappedtheirhandsinpraisesloud。”Oh!whatalovelysong!”theycried。”Whoisthepoet?””’TisPascal,”answeredThomas,”thathasmadeit!””Bravo!LonglivePascal!”exclaimedtheferventcrowd。