tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676611105310545071.post286444210137593851..comments2024-02-23T00:48:58.259-08:00Comments on Art of the Day: Correggio, Leda and the SwanDavid Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08053134907673320672noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676611105310545071.post-74275787674075514582019-05-20T23:55:05.854-07:002019-05-20T23:55:05.854-07:00"Fair scenery ! — Waters, moving
In forest s..."Fair scenery ! — Waters, moving <br />In forest shadows : women there, undressing, <br />The loveliest forms ! — the picture is improving. <br />One, marked by beauty, splendidly expressing <br />Descent from Gods or high heroic races, <br />Now dips her foot in the translucent shimmer : <br />The living flame of her sweet form displaces <br />The yielding crystal, cool around the swimmer. <br />But what a sound of wings ! What rapid dashing <br />Across the glassy pool, what fluttering, splashing<br />The maidens fly, alarmed ; but only she,<br />The queen, looks on, composed and terror-free, <br />And sees with proud and womanly delight <br />The swan-prince press her knee with plumage white. <br />Importunately tame : he grows acquainted.<br />But all at once floats up a vapour pale, <br />And covers with its closely-woven veil <br />The loveliest picture ever dreamed or painted..." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com