"The sculptur'd dead, on each side," (illustration for "The Eve of St. Agnes") by Edward Henry Wehnert (1813

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The sculptur'd dead, on each side

Edward Henry Wehnert (1813–68)

1857

Wood engraving

The Eve of St. Agnes, p. 8

See below for lines illustrated.

John Keats (homepage)

His prayer he saith, this patient, holy man;
Then takes his lamp, and riseth from his knees,
And back returneth, meagre, barefoot, wan,
Along the chapel aisle by slow degrees:
The sculptur'd dead, on each side, seem to freeze,
Emprison'd in black, purgatorial rails:
Knights, ladies, praying in dumb orat'ries,
He passeth by; and his weak spirit fails
To think how they may ache in icy hoods and mails.

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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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