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What does Umbriel bring back from the Cave of Spleens for Belinda?

a lock of hair
a black veil
the Sun
tears and sorrow

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Answer: Tears and sorrow

In Canto 4 of "The R*pe of the Lock," we meet Umbriel. He is an earthly gnome who decides to fly down to the "Cave of Spleen." As he is descending, he passes Belinda, who it lying in bed with a headache, and extremely upset due to the loss of her lock. Umbriel comes back with a bag of "sighs, sobs and passions" and a vial of "sorrow, grief and tears," which he unleashes on Belinda.

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