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Original Text:
LES NUITS DE PENÉLOPE.
De son époux absent l'adorable profil,
Toujours à ses doux yeux brillait comme une étoile.
Mais pour tramer trois ans et sa ruse et sa toile
Il fallait qu'elle eut un fier fil.

(Odyssés Ch. II. Trad. indiscrète de Mr. Villemain).

Translation:
THE NIGHTS OF PENELOPE.
The adorable profile of her absent spouse
Was hanging quietly in her house
But to weave for three years, plot and more
Must have have really made her quite a bore.

(The Odyssey, Chap. II, indiscreet translation by Mr. Villemain.)