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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
| PAGE | |
| THE RING AND THE BOOK: | |
| THE RING:—TO GEORGE ELIOT | v |
| THE BOOK:—TO D.M.R. | vi |
| TO THE CRITIC | vii |
| NARCISSUS | viii |
| PROEM | ix |
| JOY | 1 |
| PAIN | 3 |
| A STUDY | 5 |
| “MANY THINGS THOU HAST GIVEN ME, DEAR HEART” | 7 |
| BRUTUS AT PHILIPPI | 8 |
| “VINO SANTO” TO H. H. | 9 |
| CHARM | 12 |
| A FACE | 14 |