A Valentine’s Wishlist for the Poetcore Soul Who Lives in the Wrong Century
Georgie 
Here is a collection of talismans for the "wrong century" soul with items that bridge the gap between the 19th-century spirit and the modern poetic!
Dear enchanted ones, or for Valentine’s Day, my beloved ones! Or as Elizabeth Gilbert so tenderly says, lovelets!
However you wish to be acknowledged, dear soul, I have a question for you. How do you protect your tender heart in a world that has forgotten how to whisper?
We all feel the heaviness of modern life, don’t we? From the frantic speed of just about everything, to the constant digital noise, to the sense that something sacred has been lost.
But the Romantic poets of England’s Lake District, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and their circle, taught us that choosing beauty and imagination is not naïve. It is actually a necessity and a quiet form of resistance.
To live like a Romantic in a disenchanted world is a practice. It is the courage to inhabit your life like a living poem. And, for those of us who feel we belong to another era, this Valentine’s Day is an invitation to curate our surroundings with intention.
So beloved, here is a collection of talismans for the “wrong century” poetic soul, brimming with items that bridge the gap between the 19th-century spirit and the modern poetic soul. What do you love the most? Please let me know!
1. The Elizabeth Dress & Bow Earrings | Home for Runaway Girls
The Spirit of the Regency Heroine
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Named after the spirited Elizabeth Bennet, this fine cotton dress is designed for jumping over stiles and springing over puddles! OR as the uniform of a woman who values her own mind as much as a morning walk through the fells in the Lake District. Paired with these delicate bow earrings, it’s a match made in heaven.
“I have no life but this, To lead it here; Nor any death, but lest Dispelled from there; Nor any jewels, but These little ones...”
Emily Dickinson, The Secret Keeper
2. The Secret Diary Locket | Fable England
The Sanctuary of the Heart
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A gold-plated book to be worn near the heart, hand-painted with a single red rose. In an age of oversharing, there is a profound power in keeping a secret.
“Nobody knows this little Rose — / It might a pilgrim be / Did I not take it from the skies / And trust it unto thee.”
Emily Dickinson
3. The Marian Dress | Olivia Annabelle
The Lady of All Beauty
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With a print inspired by Arthurian legend and the Pre-Raphaelite gaze, this dress is for the woman who finds romance in the “rose upon a thorn.”
“But lady of all beauty / Is a rose upon a thorn. / When she half unfolds her glowing heart, / She sets the world on fire.”
Christina Rossetti, The Rose
4. The Georgiana Nightgown | Till Blush of Night
Ophelia’s Reverie
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Crafted in “Pondwater” silk, this gown is a tribute to the ethereal and the overlooked Ophelia. It is made for slow evenings and dreams that drift as willow leaves upon a stream. How I long for this gown!
“Yet keep thine arms around me, love, Until I fall to sleep; Then leave me, saying no goodbye Lest I might wake, and weep.”
Elizabeth Siddal, Worn Out
5. The Heroines Twilly Scarf | Bond & Grace
Wearable Manuscripts
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A hand-drawn silk tribute to the ambition and empathy of Mary Shelley. To wear this is to carry the strength of the women who wrote their way into eternity.
“Oh, come to me in dreams, my love! / I will not ask a dearer bliss; / Come with the starry beams, my love, / And press mine eyelids with thy kiss.”
Mary Shelley, Stanzas
6. Bow Candleholders | Heirloom Art Co.
The Ritual of Light
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A golden thread of light for the midnight reader to read hushed love letters! These brass bows remind us that even the simplest domestic task can be a ritual of beauty.
“The little candle shed its beams, Like love that lives in quiet dreams; A ribbon tied, a flame so bright, To guide us through the velvet night.”
Robert Herrick, The Candle
7. The Emma Bedding | Favorite Child
The Sanctuary of Real Comfort
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To dream in Jane Austen’s world is to find a sanctuary in the “sacred domestic.” This bedding set, with its delicate floral motifs, reminds us that the home is the first place we must cultivate enchantment!
“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.”
Jane Austen, Emma
The Cynthia Velvet Set | Simple Retro
The Deep Hue of a Crimson Rose
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There is a weight to velvet that feels like a secret kept since 1890. In this deep burgundy set, one feels ready to retreat into a private library or a moonlit garden, wrapped in the colours of a “red, red rose.”
“O my Luve is like a red, red rose / That’s newly sprung in June; / O my Luve is like the melody / That’s sweetly played in tune.”
Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose
Love Letter Perfume Set | Jouissance Parfums
The Olfactory Memoir
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“We write to taste life twice”. And this set is an invitation to turn your correspondence into a sensory experience with fragrance that smells like old ink, ancient longing and the “starred beams” of a midnight dream.
“I want to be a girl of the ink-stained fingers and the scent of amber.…I want to live in a world where the air is a heavy perfume of old books and forgotten lavender.”
Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals
Lady Lace Coquette Gloves | Miss Patina
The Art of the Delicate Touch
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A lady’s hands tell her story, and these short lace gloves are the ultimate “coquette” accessory, perfect for the woman who communicates in glances, whispers, and the soft texture of a “fallen lily.”
“This living hand, now warm and capable Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold And in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights....”
John Keats, This Living Hand
A Valentine’s Invitation to the Lakes
Romantic living is not about escaping reality; it is about protecting wonder. And, if your heart longs for deeper creativity and a true connection to the landscape that inspired these very verses, I invite you to join me where it all began….
My Take Me To The Lakes Retreat was created for souls who live in the wrong century to help us find our way back to the “ocean-fire” and “moon-light” of the Romantic spirit.
Are you ready to walk the fells?
Click here to view the Take Me To The Lakes Brochure (Your exclusive Valentine’s gift code for £50 off your booking is automatically added at checkout)
With love and infinite blessings,
Georgie xoxo
Categories: : Cabinet Of Enchantments