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           For,thoughshy,hedidnotseemreserved;ithadrathertheappearanceoffeelingsgladtobursttheirusualrestraints;andhavingtalkedofpoetry,therichnessofthepresentage,andgonethroughabriefcomparisonofopinionastothefirst-ratepoets,tryingtoascertainwhetherMarmionorTheLadyoftheLakeweretobepreferred,andhowrankedtheGiaourandTheBrideofAbydos;andmoreover,howtheGiaourwastobepronounced,heshowedhimselfsointimatelyacquaintedwithallthetenderestsongsoftheonepoet,andalltheimpassioneddescriptionsofhopelessagonyoftheother;herepeated,withsuchtremulousfeeling,thevariouslineswhichimagedabrokenheart,oraminddestroyedbywretchedness,andlookedsoentirelyasifhemeanttobeunderstood,thatsheventuredtohopehedidnotalwaysreadonlypoetry,andtosay,thatshethoughtitwasthemisfortuneofpoetrytobeseldomsafelyenjoyedbythosewhoenjoyeditcompletely;andthatthestrongfeelingswhichalonecouldestimateittrulyweretheveryfeelingswhichoughttotasteitbutsparingly