Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem: Giotto's Tower

Tales of a Wayside Inn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
FLOWER-DE-LUCE - - Giotto's Tower
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Giotto's Tower How many lives, made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint, Whose pleasure is to run without complaint On unknown errands of the Paraclete, Wanting the reverence of unshodden feet, Fail of the nimbus which the artists paint Around the shining forehead of the saint, And are in their completeness incomplete! In the old Tuscan town stands Giotto's tower, The lily of Florence blossoming in stone,-- A vision, a delight, and a desire,-- The builder's perfect and centennial flower, That in the night of ages bloomed alone, But wanting still the glory of the spire. Content of FLOWER-DE-LUCE: Giotto's Tower [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem collection: Tales of a Wayside Inn] Read next: FLOWER-DE-LUCE##To-morrow Read previous: FLOWER-DE-LUCE##Killed at the Ford Table of content of Tales of a Wayside Inn GO TO TOP OF SCREEN Post your review Your review will be placed after the table of content of this book

Tales of a Wayside Inn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow