The British novelists. With an essay and prefaces, biographical and critical

Mrs. (Anna Letitia) Barbauld

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o.0a THE
NOVELISTSBRITISH ;
WITH
AN ESSAY;
AND
PREFACES,
AND CRITICALBIOGRAPHICAL
BARBAULD.MRS.
VOL. XL1V.
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>4SSSS^S3U.THE
ROMANCE OF THE FOREST
INTERSPERSED WITH
SOME PIECES OF POETRY.
BY THE AUTHORESS OF
A SICILIAN &c.ROMANCE,"
"
Ere the bat hath flown
"
His cloister'd eie to black Hecate'sflight ; summons,
" The shard-born with hisbeetle, hums,drowsy
" be doneHath there shallrung night's yawning peal,
"A deed of dreadful note."
MACBETH-
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II..
THE
OF THE FOREST.ROMANCE
VOLUME THE SECOND.
CHAPTER XI.
And enchanted and wav'd herHope smil'd, golden hair,
And had she but with alonger sung frown,
rose.Revenge impatient
ODE TO THE PASSIONS.
ofHPHE dawn now trembled themorning through
the travellers at a smallwhen townclouds, stopped
to Theodore entreated Adeline tohorses.change
and take some and to this she atrefreshment,alight
consented. But the of the inn werelength people
not and it was some time before the knockyet up,
and of the could rouse them.ing roaring postillion
taken some Theodorerefreshment,Having slight
Adeline returned to the Theand onlycarriage.
which Theodore could have withsubject spokeupon
forbade him at this time to noticeinterest, delicacy ;
and after outsome beautiful on thepointing scenery
and other efforts to a converroad, making support
he into silence. Hissation, mind,relapsed though
still was now relieved from theanxious, apprehen
sion that had it. When he first sawlong oppressed
BVOL. XLIV.2 THE ROMANCE OF THE FOREST.
Adeline, her loveliness made a ondeep impression
his heart : there was a sentiment in her beauty,
which his mind and theimmediately acknowledged,
etfecl of her manners and conversation hadwhich,
afterwards confirmed. Her charms to himappeared
like those since so described anfinely by English
poet:
Oh ! have bath'd in theyou seen, morning dew,
The rose its infant bloombudding ;display
When first its tints unfold to
virgin view,
It and trusts the blaze ofshrinks, scarcely day?
ir cheek,
le,
"clt the fond withand weak.pang, droop'd passion
A of her destitute and ofcondition/knowledge
the with which she was haddangers environed,
awakened in his heart the tenderest touch of pity,
and assisted the of admiration into love.change
The distress he whensuffered, to leavecompelled
her to these without able toexposed dangers, being
warn her of can bethem, only imagined. During
his residence with his hi* mind was theregiment,
constant of which he saw no meansterrors, ofprey
but to thecombating, by returning neighbourhood
of the where he obtain intelabbey, might early
of the and be toligence schemes,marquis's ready
his assistance to Adeline.give
Leave of absence he could not withoutrequest,
his where most he dreaded itbetraying design
should be at aknown, and, withlength, generous
it wasrashness, defied law,which, though impelled
he hisvirtue, Thequitted regiment.by secretly
of the he had withmarquis's observed,progress plan
the thattill was to decidetrembling anxiety, night3TE ROMANCE OF THE FOREST.
he his mindfate of Adeline and himself roused all
to and him in a tumult of andaction, involved hope
fear horror and
expectation.
till the had he ventured toNever, hour,present
believe she was in Now the distancesafety. they
had from the withoutchateau,gained perceiving
imincreased his best It wasany pursuit, hopes.
he of beloved Adecould sit the side hispossible by
and of her andline, receive assurances gratitude
without to for her love. Heesteem, hopeventuring
himself as her and anticicongratulated preserver,
scenes of when she should be underpated happiness
the of his The cloudsprotection family. pf misery
and from his andmind,apprehension .disappeared
left it to the sunshine of Whe a shadow ofjoy.
fear hewould sometimes orwhenreturn, recollected,
with underthe circumstances whichcompunction,
he had left his as itstationed, was,regiment, upou
the and a of he looked atfrontiers, in time war,
and her with instantaneousAdeline, countenance,
beamed his heart.magic peace upon
But Adeline had a of from whichsubject anxiety
Theodore was the of her futureexempt ; prospect
was involved in darkness anddays uncertainty.
she was to claim the of stranAgain going bounty
to ncounter the ofgers again going uncertainty
their ofkindness : to theexposed hardships depen-
or to the of a.dance, precariousdifficulty earning
livelihood. obscured theThese anticipations joy
occasioned her and the affectionby byescape,
which the conduct and avowal of Theodore had ex
hibited. The of his in forbearbehaviour,delicacy
to take of her situation toing advantage present
his increased her and flatteredplead love, esteem,
her pride.
Adeline was lost in meditation upon subjects
Jike when the thethese, postillion stopped carriage.4 THE ROMANCE OF THE FOREST,
and to of a road which wounddownpointing part
the side of a hiU had said there werethey passed,
several horsemen in ! Theodorepursuit immediately
ordered him to with all andproceed possible speed,
to strike out of the road into the first obscuregreat
that offered. The cracked hisway postillion whip
in the and set off heair, as if was for life.flying
In the meanwhile Theodore endeavoured to re-an
imate whowas andAdeline, with terror, whosinking
now if she could from thethought, only escape
she could the future.marquis, defy
struck into a screenedPresently they bye-lane,
and overshadowed thick trees Theodoreby ; again
looked from the but thewindow, closing boughs
his far to determine wheprevented seeing enough
ther the continued. For his sake Adelinepursuit
endeavoured to her emotions. This lane,disguise
said will lead to a town or vilTheodore, certainly
and then we have tolage, for,nothing apprehend ;
arm could not defendthough my single you against
the number of our I have no doubt ofpursuers,
able to interest some of the inhabitants in ourbeing
behalf.
Adeline to be comforted theappeared by hope
this reflection and Theodoresuggested, again
looked but the ofthe closed hisback, roadwindings
and the of the wheelsview, overcamerattling every
other sound. At he called to the to
length postillion
and listened withoutstop, having attentively, per
sound of he tohorses,ceiving any hope theybegan
were now in Do know whither thissafety. you
road leads ? said he. The answered thatpostillion
didhe 'but he saw some houses thenot, through
trees at a and believed it led to them.distance,
This was most welcome to Theodore, .intelligence
who looked forward and the houses. Theperceived
fear adoredoff, Adeline,postillionset nothing, my