loved him...

The line occurs twice in Shakespeare, in II King Henry IV (3.2.42) and Macbeth (4.3.18). The context of the latter suits the poem slightly better, for it fits the reference to Joyce; in the fromer death is caused by arrows, which may refer to the St. Sebastian painting.

reference topics

Shakespeare and "Burbank"
Portrait and "Burbank"
Burbank and The Beautiful Dream
Burbank and Bleistein
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