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Rh womanhood. Under the first I would write Wordsworth's lines—

Under the fair Florentine I would inscribe Byron's lines; hers being "Oh, do look at this picture!" exclaimed Emily. The pretty moral of one of M. Bouilly's pretty tales—that "Ce qu'on possède double le prix quand on a le bonheur de le partager"—is especially true of delight. Both drew near to admire. It was a small, antique-looking room, such as is to be found in many an old English mansion—its Gothic architecture lightened by modern luxury. In a richly-carved arm chair, and as richly wrought in its brocade covering, sat a beautiful and evidently English girl: her aristocratic loveliness was of the most pure and lofty kind—her dress