Heath's book of beauty : with beautifully finished engravings, from drawings of the first artists / edited by the Countess of Blessington.

Date:
[1840]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Heath's book of beauty : with beautifully finished engravings, from drawings of the first artists / edited by the Countess of Blessington. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    No. There is a flame that is springing on high, Like one from Altar to Godhead of old — Perfumed with love, with the vow, with the sigh — Warm from the lip ere the heart had grown cold : The tears that fall in it but add to the light, And make the sparks glitter more purely and bright. Amidst such destruction, sweet girl, remains free The oath to tlnj safety pledged fondly by me; Unsullied by falsehood, untouch’d by a stain, ’T is the sole bond between us not tender’d in vain. ON THE DEATH OF THE DUCHESS A. DE WIRTEMBURG. BY LADY JERVIS. Bring an undying wreath ; Crown, crown her hallow’d resting place. Of earthly blossom let no trace Around it breathe. Strew not young roses here, Nor yet the lily’s fading leaf; Nor shade with yew-tree’s branch of grief The wept one’s bier. T