Лигейя

           Iwouldinvainattempttoportraythemajesty,thequietease,ofherdemeanor,ortheincomprehensiblelightnessandelasticityofherfootfall. Shecameanddepartedasashadow. Iwasnevermadeawareofherentranceintomyclosedstudysavebythedearmusicofherlowsweetvoice,assheplacedhermarblehanduponmyshoulder. Inbeautyoffacenomaideneverequalledher. Itwastheradianceofanopium-dreamanairyandspirit-liftingvisionmorewildlydivinethanthephantasieswhichhoveredvisionabouttheslumberingsoulsofthedaughtersofDelos. Yetherfeatureswerenotofthatregularmouldwhichwehavebeenfalselytaughttoworshipintheclassicallaborsoftheheathen. "Thereisnoexquisitebeauty,"saysBacon,LordVerulam,speakingtrulyofalltheformsandgeneraofbeauty,withoutsomestrangenessintheproportion. "Yet,althoughIsawthatthefeaturesofLigeiawerenotofaclassicregularityalthoughIperceivedthatherlovelinesswasindeed"exquisite,"andfeltthattherewasmuchof"strangeness"pervadingit,yetIhavetriedinvaintodetecttheirregularityandtotracehomemyownperceptionof"thestrange. "Iexaminedthecontouroftheloftyandpaleforeheaditwasfaultlesshowcoldindeedthatwordwhenappliedtoamajestysodivine! theskinrivallingthepurestivory,thecommandingextentandrepose,thegentleprominenceoftheregionsabovethetemples; andthentheraven-black,theglossy,theluxuriantandnaturally-curlingtresses,settingforththefullforceoftheHomericepithet,"hyacinthine! "IlookedatthedelicateoutlinesofthenoseandnowherebutinthegracefulmedallionsoftheHebrewshadIbeheldasimilarperfection. Therewerethesameluxurioussmoothnessofsurface,thesamescarcelyperceptibletendencytotheaquiline,thesameharmoniouslycurvednostrilsspeakingthefreespirit. 

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