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----Ah! how dark

These long-extended realns, and night, dark night,

Dark as was Chaos ere the Infant Sun

Was rolled together, or had tried its bealih thy loed misty vaults,

Furred round with mouldy damps, and ropy slime,

Lets fall a supernuht more irksome!

Blair

Returned undiscovered to the Abbey, Aes He ilfully blind to the danger of exposing himself to Antonia's charms: He only remembered the pleasure which her society had afforded hi repeated He failed not to profit by Elvira's indisposition to obtain a sight of her Daughter every day At first He bounded his wishes to inspire Antonia with friendship: But no sooner was He convinced that She felt that sentiment in its fullest extent, than his aim became more decided, and his attentions assumed a warmer colour The innocent faed his desires: Grown used to her er commanded the same respect and awe: He still admired it, but it only made him more anxious to deprive her of that quality which formed her principal charm Warmth of passion, and natural penetration, of which latter unfortunately both for himself and Antonia He possessed an ae of the arts of seduction He easily distinguished the ens, and seized everycorruption into Antonia's bosom

This He found no easythe aim to which the Monk's insinuations tended; But the excellent morals which She owed to Elvira's care, the solidity and correctness of her understanding, and a strong sense of as right implanted in her heart by Nature, made her feel that his precepts must be faulty By a few simple words She frequently overthrew the whole bulk of his sophistical arguments, and made him conscious hoeak they hen opposed to Virtue and Truth On such occasion He took refuge in his eloquence; He overpowered her with a torrent of Philosophical paradoxes, to which, not understanding theh He did not convince her that his reasoning was just, He at least prevented her fro it to be false He perceived that her respect for his judg her to the point desired