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36 Literary Gazette, 3rd April, 1824, Page 219

Young Beauty once dwelt in a bower, A fairy bower of rose, with Love; There was a fragrant earth beneath, There was a cloudless sky above.

And they were happy, till one day Beauty bethought her of Love's wings, And watched her moment—o'er his neck A chain, a golden chain, she flings.

Alas, the folly of such care! Alas, that e'er the chain was thrown! For Beauty found Love disappear, And that the fetters were her own!