Rave Books AY ル R5P 1840 1846 PREFACE. SEVEN years the sun of prosperity has shone on the ROSE OF SHARON. The retrospect is one of pleasure and gratitude. More than we hoped has been accomplished. Friends have been kinder and more constant. Our contributors, blessed be their names! never desert us. Those who by sickness, absorbing duties, or a far absence, have been prevented from giving us their customary aid, are not forgotten in this acknowledgment. We have grown into a little fraternity, bound together by no law but that of mutual goodwill. May the league long endure! We are grateful to our publisher for his unwearied efforts to improve the outward beauty of our Rose. Some jewels of art are scattered amid its leaves, that we are confident will win general admiration. Wishing our readers and correspondents every happiness on earth, we remain, as ever, their grateful friend, THE EDITOR. AUGUST 1, 1845. LIST OF PLATES. The Watering Place. (Frontispiece.) Painted by GAINSBOROUGH. Engraved by SARTAIN. Vignette Title. Painted by WARREN. Engraved by PELTON. The Spring of the Valley. Painted by PENLEY. Engraved by SARTAIN. Self-Examination. Engraved by SARTAIN. Page 73 66 116 Engraved by SARTAIN. " 146 The Annunciation. Painted by MURRILLO. SARTAIN. 66 254 |