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I use no charms, Ephesian letters, philtres, spells or runes, Nor aught of necromantic devilries Yet thro' the power of new-found sciences Before my searching gaze I bare your soul And read the secret longings writ thereon.
Owing to Nestley's skilful treatment the squire soon recovered from his illness, but the fact of twice being laid upon a bed of sickness within a few weeks, showed how susceptible his constitution had become to the slightest ailment, and how rapidly any such ailment might terminate with fatal results.