Magic lantern - Just a lot of wonderful magic lantern slide sets

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A rather extensive collection of wonderful magic lantern slide sets


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The edelweiss gatherer

Bamforth & Co. made this set of 15 square lantern slides based on a poem by Joseph Ashmore Russan, ‘The edelweiss gatherer’ published in Onward Reciter 226 (July 1890).



1. A flower of wondrous beauty blooms in the Alpine mounts, / On rocky cliff, 'mid snow and ice, near never resting founts	2. And many a lady fair had offered gold in vain / To tempt her guide to risk his life the lovely flower to gain	3. But Carl Anspach was fearless, and when he heard of the boon, / He vowed he would pluck the floweret before the morrow noon

4. While thus in thought, Annette came forth from out her father's door, / 'What, Carl!' she said, 'Art joyful then?' Why, what in fairy lore	5. It gleamed upon the Edelweiss, and Carl who all alone / Had dared the dreadful avalanche, had scaled the snow-clad cone	6. The sun shone on another form scaling the ice-clad steep: / It was Annette! for dreams had come forbidding her to sleep


7. For in a dream she thought she stood upon the awful height, / With Carl suspended down below, in the early morning light	8. The rope was fastened to a rock. Oh horror! at the edge / Its strands were nearly cut in twain by the cruel rock ledge	9. She woke, she dressed, she rushed without, regardless of the cold / For Carl Ansprach would lose his life in gaining her the gold


10. For she saw the swinging, straining rope, she saw the parting strands, / She saw, oh, horror! saw him fall! unhelped by human hand	11. She reached the top! she ran! O, God! she seized the parting rope, / Her dream was true! 'twas almost through! yet angels bade her hope	12. 'Ten golden pounds! that is your worth! a gold piece every bud! / 'Twill please Annette when I give -- What's this? A spot of blood!

13. Who calls? who calls Carl? and why should I be quick? I can see -- / Why, what is this? a woman's head? Annette's? it cannot be!	14. This misty sun is dazzling! it is fancy without doubt, / Again that cry! did some one say, 'My wrists are giving out' '	15. Upwards he climbed, he gained the cliff, he kissed the bleeding wrists, / But nevermore seeks Edelweiss among the mountain mists
		A dream of Paradise Bamforth & Co. made this set of 7 square magic latern slides afte a song of Claude Lyttleton and Hamilton Gray, A dream of paradise (London: J.H. Larway, 1895).
1. Intro with title

2. Once in the evening twilight I dreamed a happy dream	3. And calm amid the glory, there stood a singer fair	4. Father, Glorious and Mighty, send for Thy Light of Love

5. The cry of the little children, the moan of the poor and sad	6. This song from God's bright Angel, was sent to make them glad	7. And far in that world of glory, with God's eternal throng
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