 Democharis, who lived in the same age. " Nature herself this magic portrait drew, And, painter, gave thy Lesbian Muse to view. Light sparkles in her eyes ; and fancy seems The radiant fountain of those living beams. Through the smooth fulness of the unclouded...  An Egyptian Princess - Page 282by Georg Ebers - 1870Full view - About this book
 | William Peter - English poetry - 1847 - 568 pages
...A » n А.Ч ч ABI АЯ, and disciple of Agathias. ON THE PICTURE OF SAPPHO. Ni TUBS herself this magic portrait drew, And, Painter ! gave thy Lesbian Muse to view. Light sparkles in her eyes ; and Fancy seems The radiant fountain of those living beams : Through the smooth fullness... | |
 | George Burges - Epigrams, Greek - 1852 - 552 pages
...up with what is joyous and intellectual, she proclaims a Muse united to Venus. Nature herself this magic portrait drew, And, painter, gave thy Lesbian Muse to view. Light sparkles in her eyes ; and Fancy seems The radiant fountain of those living beams ; Through the smooth fulness... | |
 | Cornelius Conway Felton - 1867 - 534 pages
...short poem on a Portrait of Sappho, by Democharis, who lived in the same age. " Nature herself this magic portrait drew, And, painter, gave thy Lesbian Muse to view. Light sparkles in her eyes ; and fancy seems The radiant fountain of those living beams. Throngh the smooth fulness... | |
 | Cornelius Conway Felton - Greece - 1867 - 534 pages
...short poem on a Portrait of Sappho, by Democharis, who lived in the same age. " Nature herself this magic portrait drew, And, painter, gave thy Lesbian Muse to view. Light sparkles in her eyes ; and fancy seems The radiant fountain of those living beams. Through the smooth fulness... | |
 | Georg Ebers - German fiction - 1880 - 1026 pages
...beautiful Sappho," Alcaeus praises her black hair and her charming smile. Welcker reckons her among the celebrated beauties of antiquity. She was frequently...painter, gave thy Lesbian Muse to view. Light sparkles- in her eyes; and fancy seems The rauSant fountain of those living beams ; Through the smooth fullness... | |
 | Cornelius Conway Felton - Greece - 1896 - 1086 pages
...short poem on a Portrait of Sappho, b» Democharis, who lived in the same age. •< Nature herself this magic portrait drew, And, painter, gave thy Lesbian Muse to view. Light sparkles in her eyes ; and fancy seems The radiant fountain of those living beams. Through the smooth fulness... | |
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