Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse paintings of Melpoméne, she is represented with a tragic mask and also often holds in her other hand a knife or club. In Greek mythology, she is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who had eight other daughters, Melpoméne's sisters and the eight other muses are: Calliope, muse of epic poetry; Clio, muse of history; Euterpe, muse of flute playing; Terpsichore, muse of dancing; Erato, muse of erotic poetry; Thalia muse of comedy; Polyhymnia, muse of hymns; and Urania, muse of astronomy. Reynolds was inspired not only by Sarah Siddons' extreme talent to embody the tragic heroine in Macbeth, but
Heart's Delight-Islington The earliest reference to Heart's Delight in the Trinity parish records is the birth of Elizabeth Wolfrey, daughter of William and Elizabeth, in 1785. The font in the Anglican church was donated by the vicar of Kingskerswell, Devon, England, in about 1893. Islington, south of Heart's Delight, was originally called Island Cove, but the name was later changed to Islington after a village in England. Settled around the same time as Heart's Delight. The town had a population of 249 in 1951 and 663 in the Canada 2006 Census. Heart's Delight-Islington Heart's Delight-Islington is a town on the south side