Thou hast wounded the spirit that loved thee

And cherish'd thine image for years;

Thou hast taught me at last to forget thee,

In secret, in silence, and tears.

Mrs. (David) Porter: Thou hast wounded the Spirit.

How widely its agencies vary,—

To save, to ruin, to curse, to bless,—

As even its minted coins express,

Now stamp'd with the image of Good Queen Bess,

And now of a Bloody Mary.

Thomas Hood (1798-1845): Her Moral.

How widely its agencies vary,—

To save, to ruin, to curse, to bless,—

As even its minted coins express,

Now stamp'd with the image of Good Queen Bess,

And now of a Bloody Mary.

Thomas Hood (1798-1845): Her Moral.

By happy chance we saw

A twofold image: on a grassy bank

A snow-white ram, and in the crystal flood

Another and the same!

William Wordsworth (1770-1850): The Excursion. Book ix.