Портрет Дориана Грея

           and,inhistrimmedjerkinandjewelledcapandacanthus-likecurls,GrifonettoBaglioni, whoslewAstorrewithhisbride,andSimonettowithhispage,andwhosecomelinesswassuchthat,ashelaydyingintheyellowpiazzaofPerugia, thosewhohadhatedhimcouldnotchoosebutweep,andAtalanta,whohadcursedhim,blessedhim. 

           Therewasahorriblefascinationinthemall. Hesawthematnight,andtheytroubledhisimaginationintheday. TheRenaissanceknewofstrangemannersofpoisoning—poisoningbyahelmetandalightedtorch,byanembroideredgloveandajewelledfan,byagildedpomanderandbyanamberchain. DorianGrayhadbeenpoisonedbyabook. Thereweremomentswhenhelookedonevilsimplyasamodethroughwhichhecouldrealisehisconceptionofthebeautiful.