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English: A depiction of Jamaica in the early 1800s. Illustration for The Family Sepulchre: A Tale of Jamaica by Mrs. Henry (Theodora Elizabeth) Lynch (London: Seelys, 1848). The drawing is by Abraham Cooper (signature in the lower left corner); the engraver's signature is in the lower right corner. The illustration is for one of a series of stories intended for the religious instruction of the young. Here, Clarisse Ryland (a step-daughter), described thus in the text: "A very lively child; but with all this vivacity was mixed much meekeness of character; and a word or look of reproof would fill her dark blue eyes with sudden tears. Yet was she extremely sensible of kindness .... She was very fond of music; and I would often find her at the piano, making sweet melody from her own harmonious dreamings, whilst the other children were engaged in play ... Nine long years passed away before I again met my Clarisse. She was then a tall sweet-looking girl, combining in her manner the modesty of the English, with the ease and elegance not unjustly attributed to the French nation. There was a settled expression of melancholy on her fine countenance; but she never once mentioned to me the neglect of her step-mother, nor the unkind treatment of those who should have been to her as sisters."