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The Choice Of Abdala:
liad attended in the grove ; and approaching her with a respectful air , he declared his choice , and took her unreluctant hand . At this instant , the palace vanished , and he found himself in a humble cottage , where his eye was struck by a beautiful fei » ale form . Her dress was simple as that of the village maid ; her person graceful as the stately palm . But notwithstanding her . humble attire , htthe countenance
Abdala soon recollected , with delig , charming which had so lately captivated his soul . ' Fortunate Abdala , ' said a voice from above , which he perceived to be that of Orasmundo , ' thy wisdom is conspicuous in thy choice ,, and thy happiness is now complete . If Tristina had been thy choice , thou wouldst have been doomed to irrevocable woe ; if But in the
Hilarana had been thine , to incessant remorse . Serena , lowly shepherdess as she seems , thou hast not only chosen a beautiful form ^ but a virgin whose sentiments are congenial to thy own , ' whose heart is the favourite abode of the Virtues , and whose soul is susceptible of all the rational pleasures that can render life desirable . Thfather is no moreGo thenAbdalaand fill the throne ' of thy
y . , , ancestors . Go , aud discharge the duties of a patriot king , and forget not the visions of this night . ' ' . t The opening dawn found Abdala absorbed in reflection on these parting words " of the genius . But soon recollecting himself ; he lost not alnoment to conduct Serena to the imperial palace . Pie had scarcelleft the cottagewhen the messengers appearedwith the
y , , awful intelligence that his father was no more . They conducted him in triumph to the expecting city , with the charming sultana of his choice by his-side . The universal acclamations , and the eagerness of all ranks to behold their new sovereign and his consort , evin ' ced at once the exultation and the affection of the people .
The last duties to his father , Abdala performed with all the respect and decorum of filial piety . He began his reign by removing the grievances which the people had so long endured ; and an unceasing attention to whatever could promote the welfare of . his subjects , " evinced that he had not forgotten the visions of the grove . In fine , during a long series of prosperous years , all confessed the excellence of an illustrious example , that inculcated virtue , and the Wisdom of a reign that diffused universal happiness ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Choice Of Abdala:
liad attended in the grove ; and approaching her with a respectful air , he declared his choice , and took her unreluctant hand . At this instant , the palace vanished , and he found himself in a humble cottage , where his eye was struck by a beautiful fei » ale form . Her dress was simple as that of the village maid ; her person graceful as the stately palm . But notwithstanding her . humble attire , htthe countenance
Abdala soon recollected , with delig , charming which had so lately captivated his soul . ' Fortunate Abdala , ' said a voice from above , which he perceived to be that of Orasmundo , ' thy wisdom is conspicuous in thy choice ,, and thy happiness is now complete . If Tristina had been thy choice , thou wouldst have been doomed to irrevocable woe ; if But in the
Hilarana had been thine , to incessant remorse . Serena , lowly shepherdess as she seems , thou hast not only chosen a beautiful form ^ but a virgin whose sentiments are congenial to thy own , ' whose heart is the favourite abode of the Virtues , and whose soul is susceptible of all the rational pleasures that can render life desirable . Thfather is no moreGo thenAbdalaand fill the throne ' of thy
y . , , ancestors . Go , aud discharge the duties of a patriot king , and forget not the visions of this night . ' ' . t The opening dawn found Abdala absorbed in reflection on these parting words " of the genius . But soon recollecting himself ; he lost not alnoment to conduct Serena to the imperial palace . Pie had scarcelleft the cottagewhen the messengers appearedwith the
y , , awful intelligence that his father was no more . They conducted him in triumph to the expecting city , with the charming sultana of his choice by his-side . The universal acclamations , and the eagerness of all ranks to behold their new sovereign and his consort , evin ' ced at once the exultation and the affection of the people .
The last duties to his father , Abdala performed with all the respect and decorum of filial piety . He began his reign by removing the grievances which the people had so long endured ; and an unceasing attention to whatever could promote the welfare of . his subjects , " evinced that he had not forgotten the visions of the grove . In fine , during a long series of prosperous years , all confessed the excellence of an illustrious example , that inculcated virtue , and the Wisdom of a reign that diffused universal happiness ,