symbol-worship

Updated: May 21, 2025

The one with brighter hues and darker curls Clustering and purple as the fruit of the vine, Seemed like that Summer-Idol of rich life Whom sensuous Greece, inebriate with delight From orient myth and symbol-worship wrought. The decadents favor swarthy poets, and, in describing their features, seize upon the most expressive symbols of sensuality.

Elizabeth Atkins - The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years