Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 233
art. The fair Empress stands be-neath her sentinel palms a marble vision ofloveliness. Her sweet face is turned towardher birthplace, her arms are bare, and her lefthand rests on a medallion portrait of the greatNapoleon. The inscription states that this statue wasraised by the inhabitants of… … MARTINIQUE FRUIT-GIRL. taught her, has become but a memory, and onlythe statue, the nine waving palms, and theshort-waisted gowns of a few gaily dressedwomen are left to remind us of the lovelyCreole who passed from the seclusion of a littleisland to share the throne of the conqueror ofEurope. HOW…
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