The bride was young and beautiful, the bridegroom stern and old,- But the silken rein was hung with pearls, the housings bright with gold. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon)

The bride was young and beautiful, the bridegroom stern and old,- But the silken rein was hung with pearls, the housings bright with gold.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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