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“Looking toward the Polish Rider she met his calm tender gentle thoughtful gaze. She thought, what he sees is the face of death. He sees the silence of the valley, its emptiness, its innocence — and beyond it the hideous field of war on which he will die. And his poor horse will die too. He is courage, he is love, he loves what is good, and will die for it, his body will be trampled by horses' hooves, and no one will know his grave. She thought, he is so beautiful, he has the beauty of goodness.”

Art Goodness Soldier Virtuous Iris Murdoch Imaginative The Green Knight Rembrandt The Polish Rider

Book:The Green Knight

Source: The Green Knight

“She dreamt she saw the Polish Rider passing slowly by and he was weeping and she called out to him, but he turned his head away. She dreamt that she was drowning in the pool of tears.”

Dreams Sad Iris Murdoch Crying The Green Knight Allusion Rembrandt The Polish Rider

Book:The Green Knight

Source: The Green Knight

“She's also in love with the 'Polish Rider'." "Who's he?" "A picture by Rembrandt.”

Art Dialogue Iris Murdoch In Love The Green Knight Rembrandt Fanciful The Polish Rider

Book:The Green Knight

Source: The Green Knight

“Over the bed hung the picture of her beloved, the Polish Rider. He was looking, with his authoritative pensive mouth and his calm wide-apart eyes, past Moy, over her left shoulder and away into some vast distance. He was a knight upon a quest. He was brave, innocent, chaste, good.”

Art Hero Description Virtuous Iris Murdoch The Green Knight Knight Rembrandt Idealized The Polish Rider

Book:The Green Knight

Source: The Green Knight