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1833-1898
Aestheticpainter, illustrator, designer and tapestry designer
Pygmalion and the Image: IV - The Soul Attains
1875-1878
99 x 76.3 cms | 38 3/4 x 30 ins
Oil on canvas
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Birmingham| United Kingdom
Speechless he stood, but she now drew anear,
Simple and sweet as she was wont to be,
And once again her silver voice rang clear,
Filling his soul with great felicity;
And thus she spoke, Wilt thou not come to me,
O dear companion of my new-found life,
For I am called thy lover and thy wife'.
Simple and sweet as she was wont to be,
And once again her silver voice rang clear,
Filling his soul with great felicity;
And thus she spoke, Wilt thou not come to me,
O dear companion of my new-found life,
For I am called thy lover and thy wife'.
-- William Morris, The Earthly Paradise
