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king is entering with the young Prince of Wales and 

 the three princesses, Elizabeth, Mary, and Cicely; the 

 queen follows, leading the small bridegroom of five years' 

 old, her brother, Earl Rivers, conducts the baby bride, 

 who looks awestruck and wondering, at the unusual sights 

 and sounds. Thus striking its roots deep, with young 

 scions rising round, stands the red rose of England in 

 all its richness and luxuriance. 



Look at that desolate woman, who is sitting all sorrow- 

 ful and dismayed on the rushes that strew the floor of a 

 large and antique apartment. Her long hair, once 

 her richest ornament, has fallen from beneath her widow's 

 cap, and flowing in all its wonted beauty, over her slight 

 form, is resting on the pavement. Fearful scenes have 

 passed before the view of England's queen since her 

 proud day in St. Stephen's chapel her husband's couch 

 of death, his deep remorse for sins committed or duties 

 passed over ; his funeral, his empty throne, murder, and 

 usurpation. There is the sound of many footsteps 

 treading heavily and in haste, and the putting down of 

 boxes ; men are seen busy in conveying household stun", 

 and chests and packages, but that desolate woman does 

 not seem to heed them she is thinking only of her sor- 

 rows, and the dangers that surround her family, for intelli- 

 gence was brought to her at midnight that the Duke of 

 Gloucester had intercepted the young king on his way 

 from Ludlow to the metropolis ; that he had seized his 

 person, and caused the arrest of her brother, Earl Rivers, 



