Literary Snippets is a blog that matches a master painting with a short excerpt from a classic of literature. This site is a way for me to continue the exploration of paintings through literature.
Mastsuo Basho The temple bell stops. But the sound keeps coming out of the flowers. Illustrated Basho Haikus
Percy Bysshe Shelley The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean, The winds of Heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single, All things by a law divine In one spirit meet and mingle – Why not I with thine? See the mountains kiss high [...]


