Note 159 — ENGRAVED FANS OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES. PART II.
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Daughter of George II., who paid her first visit to Bath in 1728.
‘Ye nymphs of Bath, come, aid my lay; Come strike the trembling string; Amelia’s name so sweetly flows, Her face and wondrous goodness shows, Who can refuse to sing. ‘Her presence, like the sun benign, Sheds blessing, where she deigns to shine: And brightens all the place; But, when the Goddess disappears, Our drooping heads and eyes in tears Will witness our distress.’ Quoted by Lewis Melville, Bath under Beau Nash.