Tailpiece for The Campagna of Florence drawn by Thomas Stothard RA and engraved by David Allen. 1830. Steel engraving, 8 x 5.3 cm. From Italy, a Poem, p. 120. by Samuel Rogers. Click on image to enlarge it.
Passage illustrated
At morn, at the ninth hour,
A noble Dame in weeds of widow-hood,
Weeds to be worn hereafter by so many,
Stood at her door; and, like a sorceress, flung
* Her dazzling spell. Subtle she was, and rich,
Rich in a hidden pearl of heavenly light,
Her daughter's beauty; and too well she knew
Its virtue! Patiently she stood and watched ;
Nor stood alone— but spoke not — In her breast
Her purpose lay ; and, as a Youth passed by,
Clad for the nuptial rite, she smiled and said,
Lifting a corner of the maiden's veil,
“This had I treasured up in secret for thee.
This hast thou lost!” He gazed and was undone! [120-21]
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Bibliography
Rogers, Samuel. London: T. Cadell and E. Moxon, 1830.
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