Penelope Rich and Her Circle #244311

His is the plain story, SO far as public and private documents and contemporary statements reveal it, Of a woman who was in her beauty both flower and star, and at whose feet some Of the most celebrated love poems in the English tongue were laid. These gifts Of verse, passionate, tender, enchanting, are like undying wreaths and posies to her person and her heart — garlands and bouquets Of immortal blossom, of gems in which the stars sparkle for all time.