Goethe Watching the Shadow of Lili on the Blind mb-artist Thomas_Faed 3 May 1769

3 May 1769

saying that he was 'too uncertain what effect Lord Derby's 'leap in the dark' may produce to a fit and enthusiastic companion for those who wish to celebrate the passing of the Reform Bill of 1867

Interior of the Church of St Mary

Illustration from Legends of the Alhambra by Washington Irving (1783-1859)

The accompanying text states that the fish was about six inches in length but that: 'From the bad condition of the specimen it was not possible to make so accurate an examination of its characters

Goethe Watching the Shadow of Lili on the Blind mb-artist Thomas_Faed 3 May 1769'Goethe Watching the Shadow of Lili on the Blind', 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904).