Elizabeth

Description.

A floral ornament and an ornament in the form of hearts are etched on the dial. The motto is the first four lines (in Russian) of a Portuguese sonnet by Elizabeth Browning (Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806—1861).

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and heighti
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, — I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! — and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.