Each carried a quantity of flowers, shaped like
lilies, in her dress, held up with the left hand; one carried red
lilies, another yellow, the third violet, and the last blue; and the
gauzy wings and drapery of each was also touched in places with the same
hue as the flowers she carried. Looking back in their flight they were
all with the disengaged hand throwing down lilies to the standing
figure.
This lovely window gave a fresh charm to the whole apartment, while the
sunlight falling through it served also to reveal other beauties which I
had not observed. One that quickly drew and absorbed my attention was a
piece of statuary on the floor at some distance from me, and going to it
I stood for some time gazing on it in the greatest delight. It was a
statue about one-third the size of life, of a young woman seated on a
white bull with golden horns. She had a graceful figure and beautiful
countenance; the face, arms and feet were alabaster, the flesh tinted,
but with colors more delicate than in nature. On her arms were broad
golden armlets, and the drapery, a long flowing robe, was blue,
embroidered with yellow flowers.
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