"She hurried at his words," (illustration for "The Eve of St. Agnes") by Edward Henry Wehnert (1813

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She hurried at his words

Edward Henry Wehnert (1813–68)

1857

Wood engraving

The Eve of St. Agnes, p. 28

Wehnert's illustration has much in common with Holman Hunt's earlier painting.

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See below for lines illustrated.

Text of entire poem

John Keats (homepage)

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

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She hurried at his words, beset with fears,
For there were sleeping dragons all around,
At glaring watch, perhaps, with ready spears--
Down the wide stairs a darkling way they found.--
In all the house was heard no human sound.
A chain-droop'd lamp was flickering by each door;
The arras, rich with horseman, hawk, and hound,
Flutter'd in the besieging wind's uproar;
And the long carpets rose along the gusty floor.

[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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