A silken curtain, bright with flowers,
And ribbons curious wrought,
With various eastern colours deck'd,
Which to our Spain had brought
Venetian galleys, as perchance
Her Doge's gift of state,
Was thrown across the balcony,
The light to moderate.
In the recess in front, with woods
Well carved, and richly graced
With mother-o'-pearl inlayings,
Was an Oratory placed;
Where of the sovereign Virgin
The image stood devout,
The sculpture somewhat rude, but yet
Attractions not without;
Which with a plate of silver,
For ornament was crown'd,
Its rim reflecting amethysts,
And emeralds around.
A manuscript of holy prayers,
Which miniatures adorn,
Precious with gold and ivory
Upon its coverings borne,
Was seen there placed upon a stand,
Form'd of an angel's wings,
The figure badly sculptured,
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THE DUKE DE RIVAS.
