"On golden dishes and in baskets bright," (illustration for "The Eve of St. Agnes") by Edward Henry Wehnerttt (1813

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On golden dishes and in baskets bright

Edward Henry Wehnert (1813–68)

1857

Wood engraving

The Eve of St. Agnes, p. 22

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Formatting, image capture, and text by George P. Landow.

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Lines illustrated:

These delicates he heap'd with glowing hand
On golden dishes and in baskets bright
Of wreathed silver: sumptuous they stand
In the retired quiet of the night,
Filling the chilly room with perfume light.--
"And now, my love, my seraph fair, awake!
Thou art my heaven, and I thine eremite:
Open thine eyes, for meek St. Agnes' sake,
Or I shall drowse beside thee, so my soul doth ache."

[Text of entire poem]

Bibliography

Keats, John. The Eve of St. Agnes. Illustrated by Edward H. Wehnert. London: Joseph Cundall/Samson and Low, 1856. Internet Archive. Web. 19 October 2012

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