"MANY THINGS THOU HAST GIVEN ME, DEAR HEART." TO FRANK S. R . WITH A VIOLIN. "THE EAGER SUN COMES GLADLY FROM THE SEA." A REMEMBERED CRITIC. TO J. R. D. "I KNOW MYSELF THE BEST-BELOVED OF ALL." WITH A CRYSTAL LION. For L. R. W. "THERE WILL BE SILENCE HERE, LOVE." "No. 33 A PORTRAIT." FOR R. H. L. "AMONG THOSE JOYS FOR WHICH WE UTTER PRAISE." Title: The Ring of Amethyst Author: Alice Wellington Rollins Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Charlie Howard, |
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THE RING OF AMETHYST.
BY
ALICE WELLINGTON ROLLINS
“He but only kissed
The fingers of this hand wherewith I write.
A ring of Amethyst
I could not wear here plainer to my sight
Than that first kiss.”
—Mrs. Browning.
NEW YORK
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
182 FIFTH AVENUE
1878
Copyright by
ALICE WELLINGTON ROLLINS
1878