While googling 'holland lace', I found this. Enjoy.
Lucie DuFresne
Ottawa Canada
Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology,
1787–1900. 1900.
758. Old Flemish Lace
By Amelia Walstien Carpenter
A LONG, rich breadth of Holland lace,
A window by a Flemish sea;
Huge men go by with mighty pace,—
Great Anne was Queen these days, may be,
And strange ships prowled for spoil the sea— 5
For you—old lace!
Stitch after stitch enwrought with grace,
The mist falls cold on Zuyder-Zee;
The silver tankards hang in place
Along the wall; across her knee 10
Dame Snuyder spreads her square of lace,
A veil—for me?
The Holland dames put by their lace,
The bells of Bruges ring out in glee;
The mill-wheels move in sluggish race:— 15
Farewell, sweet bells! Then down the sea
The slow ship brings the bridal grace—
The veil—for me!
Manhattan shores—a New World place,
The Pinxter-blows their sweetest be: 20
And now—come close, O love-bright face—
Bend low—…
Nay, not old Trinity,
To Olde Sainte Marke’s i’ the Bowerie,
Dear Hal,—with thee! 25
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