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A lyrical narrative poem follows a young woman whose rural charm and love of nature contrast with her parents' decision to introduce her to urban society. Scenes move from pastoral mornings and private pastimes to domestic debate over presentation, maternal apprehension about aging, and satiric observations of fashion and social ritual. At a season's ball she attracts many admirers and notices a particular suitor, and the verse meditates on youth, beauty, innocence, and the pressures of public life.

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Title: The belle of a season

Author: Countess of Marguerite Blessington

Illustrator: Alfred Edward Chalon

Release date: March 12, 2025 [eBook #75596]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840

Credits: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

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THE
BELLE OF A SEASON.

BY
THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.
Splendidly Illustrated
FROM
DRAWINGS
BY
A. E. CHALON, R. A.
PAINTER TO THE QUEEN, &c.
UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR. CHARLES HEATH.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE PROPRIETOR,
BY
LONGMAN, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS;
APPLETON AND CO., NEW YORK.
M.DCCC.XL.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY MOYES AND BARCLAY, CASTLE STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE.