My true-love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange one for the other given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss;
There never was a bargain better driven.
His heart in me keeps me and him in one,
My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides;
He loves my heart for once it was his own;
I cherish his because in me it bides.
His heart his wound received from my sight;
My heart was wounded with his wounded heart;
For as from me on him his hurt did light,
So still methought in me his hurt did smart:
Both equal hurt, in this change sought our bliss,
My true love hath my heart and I have his.
Sir Philip Sidney (1554 – 1586)
Full of symbols of unity and love and with a place to add the initials of the couple as well as the date and place of marriage, this is the ideal wedding gift. Lucas Cranach’s Adam and Eve as well as Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Wedding are hidden in the layers of paint.
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