"Marriage is the holiest relation into which two beings can enter. It is a solemn step, but when taken with a correct appreciation of its duties, and a determination to fulfill its obligations, it seldom fails to confer happiness. Though cynics sneer, and point to the fast-multiplying records of unhappy unions, the fact still remains that the number of marriages that are blessed of heaven, is countless. It is only the loathsome debris of misery that is cast up on the surface. The calm, majestic river flows on, and bears blessings unnumbered in its train."
—Mrs. Annie Randall White, 1891.
Polite Society at Home and Abroad, 1891. p. 346.
Love's Messenger
A Choice Collection of
Victorian Love Poetry
The verses embraced within these pages have been kissed awake after a long slumber. Copied from the fragile pages of nineteenth-century books and magazines, they are the whispers of lovers long entranced. In this beautifully diverse collection of Victorian love poetry high-born ladies and their eloquent beaux keep company with simple maids whose sweethearts pledge their love in simpler —and often much funnier— terms. Prepare for your happy sighs to be joined by occasional giggles while you hold this book close to your heart.
Compiled, edited and introduced by Sarah A. Chrisman, author of the charming Tales of Chetzemoka historical fiction series, This Victorian Life, Victorian Secrets, and others.
Victorian Images of Love & Romance
"Love is the golden key that unlocks all souls."—A.D. Mayo, 1872.
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