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Sheisunhappy，sleepy。Here，athousandhamletslaughbytheriver’sside。Ourskieslaugh；everythingishappy；everythinglives。FromthemonthofMay，whenourjoyoussummerarrives，forsixmonthstheheavensresoundwithmusic。Athousandnightingalessingallthenightthrough……Yourgrandoperaissilent，whileourconcertisinitsfulleststrain。”
Thepoemendswithaconfessiononthepartofthepoetofsundrypilferingscommittedbyhimselfinthesameplacewhenaboy——ofapple-treesbroken，hedgesforced，andvine-laddersscaled，windingupwiththewords：”Madame，youseeIturntowardsthepastwithoutablush；
willyou?WhatIhaverobbedIreturn，andreturnwithusury。
Ihavenodoortomyvineyard；onlytwothornsbaritsthreshold。
When，throughaholeIseethenosesofmarauders，insteadofarmingmyselfwithacane，Iturnandgoaway，sothattheymaycomeback。Hewhorobbedwhenhewasyoung，mayinhisoldageallowhimselftoberobbedtoo。”Amostamicablesentiment，suretobepopularamongsttherisinggenerationofAgen。
MaBignoiswritteningracefulandfelicitousverse。Wehaveendeavouredtogiveatranslationintheappendix；buttherenderingofsuchaworkintoEnglishisextremelydifficult。
Thesoulwillbefoundwanting；formuchoftheeleganceofthepoemconsistsinthechoiceofthewords。M。deMazade，editoroftheRevuedesDeuxMondes，saidofMaBignothatitwasoneofJasmin’sbestworks，andthatthestyleandsentimentswereequallysatisfactorytothepoeticalmindandtaste。
M。Rodiere，ofToulouse，inhisbriefmemoirofJasmin，[2]saysthat”itmightbethoughtthatsogreataworkasFranconnettewouldhaveexhaustedthepoet。Whenthealoeflowers，itrestsfornearlyahundredyearsbeforeitbloomsagain。ButJasminhadaninexhaustiblewellofpoetryinhissoul。NeverinfactwashemoreprolificthaninthetwoyearswhichfollowedthepublicationofFranconnette。Poetryseemedtoflowfromhimlikeafountain，anditcameinvariousforms。Hispoemshavenorulesandlittlerhythm，exceptthosewhichthegeniusofthepoetchoosestogivethem；butthereisalwaysthemostbeautifulpoetry，perfectlyevidentbyitsdivinelightanditsinspiredaccents。”
Jasmin，however，didnotcomposewiththerapiditydescribedbyhisreviewer。Hecouldnotthrowoffapoematoneormanysittings；thoughhecouldwriteanimpromptuwithreadyfacility。Whenhehadanelaborateworkinhand，suchasTheBlindGirlofCastel-Cuille，Franconnette，orMarthatheInnocent，hemeditatedlongoverit，andelaborateditwithconscientiouscare。Hearrangedtheplaninhismind，andwaitedforthebestwordsandexpressionsinwhichtoelaboratehisstanzas，soasmostclearlytoexplainhistruemeaning。
ThusFranconnettecosthimtwoyears’labour。Althoughhewroteofpeasantsinpeasants’language，hetookcaretoavoideverythinggrossorvulgar。Noteventhemostclassicalpoetcouldhavedisplayedinbornpoliteness——lapolitesseducoeur——inahigherdegree。Atthesametime，whileheexpressedpassioninmanyforms，itwasalwayswithdelicacy，truth，andbeauty。
Notwithstandinghisconstantphilanthropicjourneys，hebeguiledhistimewiththegermsofsomeforthcomingpoem，readytobeelaboratedonhisreturntoAgenandhisvineyard。
Hissecondvolumeofpoemswaspublishedin1842，andinafewmonthsitreacheditsthirdedition。About20，000copiesofhispoemshadbythistimebeenissued。Thesaleofthesemadehimcomparativelyeasyinhiscircumstances；anditwasmainlybytheirprofitsthathewasenabledtobuyhislittlevineyardnearVerona。
ItmayalsobementionedthatJasminreceivedafurtherincreaseofhismeansfromtheGovernmentofLouisPhilippe。ManyofhisfriendsintheSouthofFrancewereofopinionthathisphilanthropiclaboursshouldbepubliclyrecognised。WhileJasminhadmadenumerousgiftstothepoorfromthecollectionsmadeathisrecitations；whilehehadhelpedtobuildschools，orphanages，asylums，andevenchurches，itwasthoughtthatsomerec
