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“Thus，allmylife，Itouchafairythingthatfadesandfades。
Eventomybabe!Ithought，whenhewasborn，Somethingbeganforoncethatwouldnotend，Norchangeintoalaughatme，butstayForevermore，eternallyquitemine“
oncemore
“OnecannotjudgeOfwhathasbeentheillorwelloflifeThedaythatoneisdying……
Nowitisover，andnodangermore……
TomeatleastwasnevereveningyetButseemedfarbeautifullerthanitsday，Forpastispast“
Lovely，again，arethelinesinwhichshespeaksofthefirst“thrillofdawn’ssuffusionthroughherdark，“
the“lightoftheunbornfacesentlongbefore：“orthoseuniquelinesofthestarvedsoul’sSpring(ll。1512-27)：orthose，ofthebirthofherlittleone
“Awholelongfortnight；inalifelikemineAfortnightfilledwithblissislongandmuch。
Allwomenarenotmothersofaboy……
IneverrealisedGod’sbirthbefore
HowhegrewlikestGodinbeingborn。
ThistimeIfeltlikeMary，hadmybabeLyingalittleonmybreastlikehers。“
Whenshehasweariedly，yetwithsurpassingtriumph，sighedoutherlastwords
“GodstoopingshowssufficientofHislightForusi’thedarktoriseby。AndIrise“
whodoesnotrealisethattolife’sendheshallnotforgetthatplaintivevoice，sopoignantlysweet，thatineffabledyingsmile，thosewistfuleyeswithsomuchlessofearththanheaven？
Butthetwosucceeding“books“aremoretiresomeandmoreunnecessarythanthemostinferiorofthethreeopeningsectionsthefirstofthetwo，indeed，isintolerablywearisome，adesolateboulder-strewngorgeafterthesweetairandsunlitsummitsof“Caponsacchi“and“Pompilia“。
Inthenext“book“InnocentXII。isrevealed。Allthissectionhasaloftyserenity，unsurpassedinitskind。Itmustbereadfromfirsttolastforitsfulleffect，butImayexcerptonepassage，thehigh-watermarkofmodernblank-verse：
“ForthemaincriminalIhavenohopeExceptinsuchasuddennessoffate。
IstoodatNaplesonce，anightsodarkIcouldhavescarceconjecturedtherewasearthAnywhere，skyorseaorworldatall：
Butthenight’sblackwasburstthroughbyablaze
Thunderstruckblowonblow，earthgroanedandbore，Throughherwholelengthofmountainvisible：
Therelaythecitythickandplainwithspires，And，likeaghostdisshrouded，whitethesea。
Somaythetruthbeflashedoutbyoneblow，AndGuidosee，oneinstant，andbesaved。“
Finallycomesthatthrobbing，terriblelast“book“wherethemurdererfindshimselfbroughttobayandknowsthatallislost。
Whocanforgetitsunparalleledclose，whenthewolf-likeGuidosuddenly，inhissupremeagony，transcendshislostmanhoodinonedespairingcry
“Abate，Cardinal，Christ，Maria，God，……
Pompilia，willyouletthemmurderme？“
Lastly，theEpilogueroundsoffthetale。ButisthisEpiloguenecessary？
Surelythecloseshouldhavecomewiththewordsjustquoted？
Itwillnotbeafterafirstperus
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