Marie Antoinette's Lamentation, in her Prison of the Temple by Mary Robinson. Published in The Oracle on March 8th, 1793.
When on my bosom Evening's ruby light(Read more.)
Through my thrice-grated window warmly glows,
Why does the cheerful ray offend my sight,
And with its lustre mock my weary woes?
Alas! because, on my sad breast appears
A dreadful Record — written with my Tears!
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How totally heartbreaking is this.....a Queen once so high and beloved now brought low by evil men who will stop at nothing to debase and destroy. I cannot imagine the horrors Marie Antoinette went through; the fear for her children and what lay ahead. This is totally devastating to read and so encapsulates what Her Majesty suffered at the hands of barbarians.
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