Condemn’d to nourish hope in vain,

My breast shall never peace regain;

The fair my soul ador’d the most,

Is to my love for ever lost.

Another—yes—and must we part?---

Another triumphs in her heart:

He tastes those humid lips, which I

To taste, would gladly yield to die.

Distraction---she---of all possest,

He sinks upon her snowy breast: