This first cartoon is a sketch for tapestry, from Chaucer, of Love bringing in Alcestis. 3 Alcestis, as you know, is the Greek womanly type of the faithfulness and eternity of Love. She gives up her life for her husband's, and is then restored to him from the grave. In Chaucer the Spirit of Love which leads her is only that of perfect human passion: " Yclothed was this mighty God of Love In silk, embroudered full of red rose leaves The freshest since the world was first begun And his gilt hair was crowned with a sun Instead of gold ; And in his hand methought I saw him hold Two fiery darts, as the coals red ; And angel-like his wings I saw him spread." 4 3 [Plate VI. ; the sketch is now in the Ruskin Drawing School.] 4 [From the Prologue to the Legends of Goode Women. Chaucer wrote, after the first line : "In silke embrouded, ful of grene greves, In which a fret of rede rose leves." The fifth line continues, " for hevynesse and wyghte," and then Ruskin omits jtwo lines. The last line but one is in the original, "Twoo firy dartes, as the gledes rede" (gledes = burning coals).] MODERN ART p. 207