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VII. GOTHIC PALACES. 273
commonly employed in. pruning trees; or, at least, he is so
when that occupation is left free for him by February's being
engaged with the ceremonies of Candlemas. Sometimes, also,
he is reaping a low and scattered kind of grain; and by Spenser,
who exactly marks the junction of mediaeval and classical feeling, his military and agricultural functions are united, while
also, in the Latin manner, he is made the first of the months.
" First sturdy March, with brows full sternly bent,
And armed strongly, rode upon a Earn,
The same which over Hellespontus swam;
Yet in his hand a spade he also hent,
And in a bag all sorts of seeds ysame,*
Which on the earth he strowed as he went."
His sign, the Ram, is very superbly carved above him in
the archivolt.
4. April. Here, carrying a sheep upon his shoulder. A
rare representation of him. In Northern work he is almost
universally gathering flowers, or holding them triumphantly
in each hand. The Spenserian mingling of this mediaeval
image with that of his being wet with showers, and wanton
with love, by turning his zodiacal sign, Taurus, into the bull
of Europa, is altogether exquisite.
" Upon a Bull he rode, the same which led
Europa noting through the Argolick fluds:
His horns were gilden all with golden studs,
And garnished with garlonds goodly dight
Of all the fairest flowres and freshest buds
Which th' earth brings forth; and wet he seemed in sight
With warns, through which he waded for his love's delight."
5. May is seated, while two young maidens crown him with
flowers. A very unusual representation, even in Italy; where,
as in the North, he is almost always riding out hunting or
hawking, sometimes playing on a musical instrument. In
Spenser, this month is personified as " the fayrest mayd on
ground," borne on the shoulders of the Twins.
*" Ysame," collected together.
| Title | The stones of Venice - 2 |
| Creator | Ruskin, John |
| Publisher | J. Wiley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000315 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | VII. GOTHIC PALACES. 273 commonly employed in. pruning trees; or, at least, he is so when that occupation is left free for him by February's being engaged with the ceremonies of Candlemas. Sometimes, also, he is reaping a low and scattered kind of grain; and by Spenser, who exactly marks the junction of mediaeval and classical feeling, his military and agricultural functions are united, while also, in the Latin manner, he is made the first of the months. " First sturdy March, with brows full sternly bent, And armed strongly, rode upon a Earn, The same which over Hellespontus swam; Yet in his hand a spade he also hent, And in a bag all sorts of seeds ysame,* Which on the earth he strowed as he went." His sign, the Ram, is very superbly carved above him in the archivolt. 4. April. Here, carrying a sheep upon his shoulder. A rare representation of him. In Northern work he is almost universally gathering flowers, or holding them triumphantly in each hand. The Spenserian mingling of this mediaeval image with that of his being wet with showers, and wanton with love, by turning his zodiacal sign, Taurus, into the bull of Europa, is altogether exquisite. " Upon a Bull he rode, the same which led Europa noting through the Argolick fluds: His horns were gilden all with golden studs, And garnished with garlonds goodly dight Of all the fairest flowres and freshest buds Which th' earth brings forth; and wet he seemed in sight With warns, through which he waded for his love's delight." 5. May is seated, while two young maidens crown him with flowers. A very unusual representation, even in Italy; where, as in the North, he is almost always riding out hunting or hawking, sometimes playing on a musical instrument. In Spenser, this month is personified as " the fayrest mayd on ground," borne on the shoulders of the Twins. *" Ysame," collected together. |
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