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certain while after the departure of thatlady, it pleased the Master of the Angels tocall into His glory a damsel, young and of agentle presence, who had been very lovely inthe dty I speak of: and I saw her bodylying without its soul among many ladies,who held a pitiful weeping. Whereupon,remembering that I had seen her in thecompany of excellent Beatrice, I could nothinder myself from a few tears ; and weeping,I conceived to say somewhat of her death,in guerdon of having seen her somewhilewith my lady; which thing I spake of in thelatter end of the verses that I writ in thismatter, as he will discern who understands.And I wrote two sonnets, which are these : — Wbbp, LoTen, sith Lore's Tery self doth weep,And sith tlM ouise for weefring is so great;When now so many dames, td such estate In worth, show with their eyes a grief so deep :
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