Atwistofgoldwasroundherhair；arobeOfsamitewithoutprice，thatmoreexprestThanhidher，clungaboutherlissomelimbs，Incolourlikethesatin-shiningpalmOnsallowsinthewindygleamsofMarch:
Andwhileshekiss\'dthem，crying，\'Trampleme，Dearfeet，thatIhavefollow\'dthro\'theworld，AndIwillpayyouworship；treadmedownAndIwillkissyouforit\'；hewasmute:
Sodarkaforethoughtroll\'dabouthisbrain，AsonadulldayinanOceancaveTheblindwavefeelingroundhislongsea-hallInsilence。\"
WethinkoftheblindedCyclopsgropingroundhiscave，like\"theblindwavefeelingroundhislongsea-hall。\"
Therichness，themanyshiningcontrastsandimmortallinesinVivien，seemalmosttoonobleforasubjectnoteasilyredeemed，andthepictureoftheidealCourtlyinginfullcorruption。NexttoElaine，Jowettwrotethathe\"admiredVivienthemostthenaughtyone，whichseemstomeaworkofwonderfulpowerandskill。Itismostelegantandfanciful。IamnotsurprisedatyourDelilahbeguilingthewiseman；sheisquiteequaltoit。\"ThedramaticversatilityofTennyson\'sgenius，hispowerofcreatingthemostvariouscharacters，isnowherebetterdisplayedthaninthecontrastbetweentheVivienandtheElaine。Vivienisatype，heradventureisofanature，whichhehasnotelsewherehandled。Thackeray，whoadmiredtheIdyllssoenthusiastically，mighthaverecognisedinVivienacharacternotunlikesomeofhisown，asdarkasBeckySharp，moreterribleinherselfishnessthanthatBeatrixEsmondwhoisstillaparagon，and，inhercreator\'sdespite，aqueenofhearts。