"These lovers fled away into the storm," (illustration for "The Eve of St. Agnes") by Edward Henry Wehnert (1813

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These lovers fled away into the storm

Edward Henry Wehnert (1813–68)

1857

Wood engraving

The Eve of St. Agnes, p. 29; text p. 30

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

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And they are gone: ay, ages long ago
These lovers fled away into the storm.
That night the Baron dreamt of many a woe,
And all his warrior-guests, with shade and form
Of witch, and demon, and large coffin-worm,
Were long be-nightmar'd. Angela the old
Died palsy-twitch'd, with meagre face deform;
The Beadsman, after thousand aves told,
For aye unsought for slept among his ashes cold.

[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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