,kentuckiana ,digital ,library7 ,,the ,,angel ,,of ,,thought ,,the ,,angel ,,of ,,thought and ,other ,poems ,impressions from ,old ,masters ,,ethel ,,allen ,,murphy ,,boston ,,richard ,g4 ,,badger ,the ,gorham ,press #aiji ,copyright #aijh1 by ,ethel ,allen ,murphy ,all ,rights ,reserved ,the ,gorham ,press1 ,boston1 ,u4,s4,a4 ,,to ,,my ,,friend ,,and ,,teacher ,,anna ,j4 ,,hamilton ,the writer wishes to express her gratitude to the ,art ,department of the ,indiana ,university1 whose kindness in lending the pictures which suggested the verses1 and whose mission in opening some of their meanings to her spirit1 have helped to make possible this little book4 ,,contents ,the ,angel of ,thought #ac 7,suggested by a ,fra ,angelico ,angel47 ,annunciation--,sonnet ,i #ae ,annunciation--,sonnet ,,ii #ag 7,from the picture by ,botticelli47 ,the ,visitation #ai 7,from the picture in ,duerer's series on ,the ,life of the ,virgin7 ,a ,botticelli ,madonna4 ,i4 ,the ,wondering ,angels #ba 7,from the ,madonna of the ,magnificat47 ,,ii4 ,the ,mournful ,mother #bc 7,from the ,madonna of the ,pomegranate47 ,,iii4 ,the ,loving ,christ #be 7,from the ,madonna of the ,rose ,garden47 ,the ,angel of the ,jasmine ,wreath #bg 7,from ,botticelli's painting1 in the ,borghese ,gallery1 of the ,madonna and ,child with ,angels47 ,a ,prayer for the ,followers of ,ideal ,beauty #bi 7,with a pencil sketch of an angel1 by ,botticelli47 ,,illustrations #a4 ,angel--,te ,deum ,laudamus1 by ,fra ,angelico4 #ab #b4 ,the ,annunciation--by ,botticelli4 #ad #c4 ,the ,visitation 7,from the picture in the series on ,the ,life of the ,virgin17 by ,duerer4 #ah #d4 ,the ,madonna of the ,magnificat--by ,botticelli4 #bj #e4 ,the ,madonna of the ,pomegranate--by ,botticelli4 #bb #f4 ,the ,madonna of the ,rose ,garden--by ,botticelli4 #bd #g4 ,the ,angel ,crowned with a ,jasmine ,wreath--by ,botticelli4 #bf #h4 ,pencil ,sketch of an ,angel--by ,botticelli4 #bh ,illustration3 ,te ,deum ,laudamus by ,fra ,angelico ,,the ,,angel ,,of ,,thought 7,suggested by a ,fra ,angelico ,angel7 ,angel of ,thought1 meseems ,god winged thee so1 ,and crowned thine head with passion fine as flame1 ,and made thy lifted face too pure for shame1 ,with eyes and brow a mirror to ,his glow2-- ,and gave thy lips a golden trump1 that1 though ,long years have passed since other angels came ,to work the mighty wonders of ,his name1-- ,in ,god's own name and man's1 thyself shalt go ,forever on strong pinions to and fro1 ,and round the earth reverberating blow ,the mute1 world-shaking music of the mind2 ,that thou might'st make as naught all space and time1 ,and thrill in mystic oneness through mankind1 ,yet dwell in each1 inviolate1 sublime4 ,illustration3 ,the ,annunciation by ,botticelli ,,annunciation 7,from the picture by ,botticelli7 ,i ,kneeling in prayer1 her spirit rapt above1 ,she meets with ,god1 ,who bendeth1 brooding low1 ,in vast compassion humanward1 and so1 ,there comes upon her life the power of ,love3 ,rising--behold6 with pinions like a dove1 ,an angel with a rod where row on row ,of chaliced lilies spill supernal glow1-- ,which all her thought to wonder mute doth move4 ,then falls upon the rapture of her soul1 ,dimly some vision of ,gethsemane1 ,athwart the ,resurrection's shining goal1 ,and with uplifted hand she pleads as ,one ,shall pray in night of darkest agony1 ,this cup remove1--yet1 ,lord1 ,thy ,will be done4 ,,annunciation 7,from a picture by ,botticelli7 ,,ii ,immortal eloquence of mystic ,art6 ,how strangely o'er oblivion and gray time1 ,that hand doth speak1 as in the painter's prime ,it uttered thus his own and ,mary's heart1 ,at sight of it1 what rich conjectures start1 ,adown the years1 what wistful ,aves chime1 ,that wake the soul to rapture how sublime1 ,wherewith we1 too1 must bear in ,him our part6 ,for unto each to bring redemption's share1 ,whereby adown the ages ,christ is borne1 ,there comes the angel of the lilied rod2 ,and though our souls with anguish sore are torn1 ,we pray once more the world-o'ercoming prayer1 ,and then is born in us the ,word of ,god4 ,illustration3 ,the ,visitation by ,duerer ,,the ,,visitation 7,from the picture in ,duerer's series on ,the ,life of the ,virgin7 ,the mountains wonder from their cloudy height1 ,the skies look on and grow more deep with awe2 ,from these two women1 earthly loves withdraw1 ,and leave them shrined in some ensphering light1-- ,more fine than that which greets the earthly sight1 ,more glorious than that ,creation saw1 ,when1 from abeyance to primeval law1 ,there burst the dawn from out the womb of night2 ,yet are all things unchanged around them1--these1 ,the ancient hills1 the town1 the quiet trees1 ,the household presences through which they grope ,blind to all else but to each other's eyes1 ,wherein1 transforming heaven and earth1 there lies ,sublime effulgence of immortal ,hope4 ,illustration3 ,the ,madonna of the ,magnificat1 by ,botticelli ,a ,,botticelli ,,madonna ,i ,,the ,,wondering ,,angels ,behold6 the ,tabernacle of ,god's ,will ,this woman's form enshrineth4 ,what is this1 ,more glorious than all our age-long bliss1 ,which shines within the shadow of her sill8 ,how shall we lift this strangeness which doth fill ,her human heart to breaking1--we who miss ,in our immortal joy1 the enlight'ning kiss ,of sorrow's bitter lips whence comforts thrill8 ,how shall we sing to her of joys to come1 ,to her who bears upon her breast the sum ,of death's dread gloom and heaven's undying light8 ,lean close1 ah1 close1 about her from above1-- ,behold upon the mildness of her love ,enthroned the terrors of ,his ,holy ,might6 ,illustration3 ,the ,madonna of the ,pomegranate by ,botticelli ,a ,,botticelli ,,madonna ,,ii ,,the ,,mournful ,,mother ,o child of mine1 my little ,son1 alas6 ,beneath the sunlight of ,thy gentle eyes1 ,too soon1 too soon1 what fateful shadows rise1 ,like night foretold in some sweet woodland glass8 ,on tender feet that scarcely bow the grass1 ,what stains are those of ripe pomegranate dyes8-- ,when on my breast ,thy head in slumber lies1 ,what thorns are those that through my heart do pass8 ,and round about these crowds of haunting forms ,that burn their splendor through my dimmest dreams6 ,o little ,child1 ,thou ,wonder too divine1 ,thy precious body all my bosom warms ,with mine own blood1 but oftentimes it seems1 ,too dearly loved1--that yet ,thou art not mine4 ,illustration3 ,the ,madonna of the ,rose ,garden1 by ,botticelli ,a ,,botticelli ,,madonna ,,iii ,,the ,,loving ,,christ ,the little hands returning wistfully ,from birdlike wand'rings1 ever come to rest1 ,on fostering hand on tender cheek or breast2 ,the upturned eyes1 with loving certainty ,seek ever the grave face where broodingly1 ,the mother-soul by yearning love opprest1 ,with wings down-drooped1 seems folded o'er the nest ,where lies the ,hope of all humanity4 ,and she ,his ,world1 and ,he her ,calvary1-- ,he wraps her round with all the mystery ,of love predestined for earth's needy ones2 ,be comforted1 it seems ,he fain would say1 ,o mother mine1 there dawns an ,easter day1 ,and thou in me hast mothered many sons4 ,illustration3 ,angel ,crowned with ,jasmine ,wreath1 by ,botticelli ,,the ,,angel ,,of ,,the ,,jasmine ,,wreath 7,from a picture by ,botticelli1 of the ,madonna and ,child with ,angels1--in the ,borghese ,gallery7 ,ineffable angel1 with the jasmine wreathed1 ,wherefrom the sweetness over brow and lips1 ,and luminous white eyelids tremulously slips1 ,a visible essence from thy beauty breathed1-- ,the pure and pensive marvel of thy face is sheathed ,in tresses softer than the bloom of night1 ,wherefrom the dampness on thy forehead drips ,with dews from out ,god's meadows infinite1-- ,thy face1 itself1 a lily filled with light3-- ,thyself the youngest of ,god's angels and most fair1 ,bearing ,his latest breath and blessing on thine hair1 ,thou comest fresh from looking on thy ,lord2 ,and all is well1 and all is filled for thee ,with eloquent1 mute wonder of ,his ,word4 ,oh1 lean a little forth thy lips to me1 ,for ,i am fain of peace amid this earthly strife1 ,and ,i would drink1 a spent soul1 thirstily1 ,from out thy never-failing cup of life4 ,illustration3 ,angel1 from a pencil sketch1 by ,botticelli ,a ,,prayer ,,for ,,the ,,followers ,,of ,,ideal ,,beauty 7,with a pencil sketch of an ,angel by ,botticelli7 ,thou in whose ,all no work imperfect stands1 ,thou who dost gaze on ,beauty's unveiled face1 ,grant to ,thy children ,thy sustaining grace1 ,when low at length have run the daylight sands1-- ,when1 though their day was set to ,thy commands1 ,they bow contritely in prayer's holy place1 ,because through strivings beauty-wards they trace ,the sad misshapings of their earthly hands3 ,grant them at eve a soul devoutly still1 ,grant them in dreams a vision of ,thy light1 ,grant them at morn a sorrow purged away ,into the peace of all-absolving night1 ,star in the dawnlight of a fairer day1 ,nearer the blossom of ,thy perfect ,will4