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&ot;let it live, and wele,&ot; said aster pedro at this a feeblevoice, &ot;and let die, for i a unfortunate that i can say withkg don rodrigo-

yesterday was i lord of spa

to-day i&039;ve not a turret left

that i ay call e ownnot half an hour, nay, barely a ute ago, i saw yself lord of kgsand eperors, with y stables filled with untless horses, and ytrunks and bags with gay dresses unnubered; and now i fd yselfrued and d low, destitute and a beggar, an