Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO VENETIAN ARTISTS, by WILLIAM BLAKE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: That god is colouring newton does shew Last Line: Those who taste colouring love it more & more Subject(s): Bible; Colors; Mythology; Paintings & Painters | ||||||||
That God is Colouring Newton does shew And the devil is a Black outline all of us know Perhaps this little Fable may make us merry A dog went over the water without a wherry A bone which he had stolen he had in his mouth He cared not whether the wind was north or south As he swam he saw the reflection of the bone This is quite Perfection, one Generalizing Tone Outline Theres no outline Theres no such thing All is Chiaro Scuro Poco Piu its all Colouring Snap. Snap! he has lost shadow & substance too He had them both before now how do ye do A great deal better than I was before Those who taste colouring love it more & more | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...1801: AMONG THE PAPERS OF THE ENVOY TO CONSTANTINOPLE by RICHARD HOWARD VENETIAN INTERIOR, 1889 by RICHARD HOWARD THERE IS A GOLD LIGHT IN CERTAIN OLD PAINTINGS by DONALD JUSTICE DUTCH INTERIORS by JANE KENYON INVITATION TO A PAINTER: 3 by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE CHINA PAINTERS by TED KOOSER ELEGY FOR SOL LEWITT by ANN LAUTERBACH ON THE SEPARATION OF ADAM AND EVE by TIMOTHY LIU A CRADLE SONG by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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