Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet. Her second book, England and Spain, or, Valor and Patriotism, was published in 1808 and was a narrative poem honoring her brother and his military service in the Peninsular War. The poem called for an end of the tyranny of Napoleon Bonaparte and for a long lasting peace after the war. The poem is very patriotic towards Great Britain as seen in Heman's multiple references to "Albion" which is an older name for the isles of Great Britain.

contemporary inscription dated 1883 to Miss Lucy Savage from Viola

"For this thy noble sons have spread alarms, And bade the zones resound with BRITAIN's arms!" [5]
It is seen throughout this poem that Felicia Hemans is alarmed with the thought of war but her overall pride of nationality overcome this fear. She saw all of the fighting as useless bloodshed and a waste of human life. "England and Spain" was used by her to spread her message across Europe, that the wars were senseless and that peace should resume.


Contemporary inscription
"To Miss Lucy Savage May your life be loving and peaceful, made happy in the enjoyent oof the purest friendship, and your days be crowned with plenty and prosperity. That you will accept the best wishes of one who was your former classmate, is the sincere desire of Viola. June 20, 1883"

Lucy Savage:
http://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Connecticut/Lucy-H-Savage_4jlbsj
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13779945