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In the absence of an internet source, this poem has been transcribed from F. J. Sypher’s Poems from the Annuals.
Of the accompanying plate, the following description is available:
The Literary Gazette, 24th October 1835, p.684
"The Confession," F. Stone delt., C. Rolls sculpt. A fine contrast between the weeping culprit and the stern husband or father. The introduction of the curious waiting-maid gives the necessary repose to the expression.
