LAMARTINE (Alphonse de) S. l.,, s. d.. Autograph signed. 1 p. in-8 oblong (18.9 x 24.7 cm). Magnificent verses taken from one of the poems in his work Jocelyn, published in 1836. "Beauty, secret from above! Ray! Divine emblem, who knows where you come from? who knows why we love you? Why does the eye pursue you? Why does the loving heart rushes to you like iron to a magnet, Who knows if you are not in fact some image Of God himself, piercing through this cloud?" Written in the form of a confessional diary, Lamartine narrates in verse the story of Jocelyn, a young priest who sacrifices his love for his vocation. Very good condition. Bibliography : Œuvres complètes de Lamartine, tome 5, p. 111.