"Some flowers of Eden ye still inherit, But the trail of the Serpent is over them all." Digital
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1839
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Physical Description
1 drawing : ink on buff paper ; 19 x 26 cm.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)Physical Location
b
General note
Subject: Head of man on body of serpent with wings, crawls through grass, with town in far distance, as a group of worried figures at left look on while sitting on books. Captions above some of the heads: Is that the Transyslvanian? Monstrum horrenidum ingens informe & c!! Those may here become aware of the venom of the serpent, who have only been admiring its bright colors & glittering eyes.
Published in Miller with title: Norton versus Ripley. "The Serpent" (Norton's introduction to Two Articles from the Princeton Review).
Repository Details
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