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A pearl set in the hollow of a stone, / Wrought deftly by an artist of great skill; / A sapphire 'twas that bore the pearl so still / Within its bosom; taking from its tone
Those fires of deep delight to Asia known.
Blent in an amethyst, the priceless twain / Enthronèd were, o'er glowing worlds to reign, / In gladness richer than the morn has shown.
She, like a regal lily of the field, / On which the sunset colours softly lay, / Forgot that life was sometime dark and sad; / She smiled, and bade all sorrow's wounds be healed; / Then she was lovelier than heav'n's best day -- / Ethereal, in blue and purple clad.