From the Nativity br which I have already celebrated br the Babe in its Mother's arms br br the Wise Men in their stolen br splendor br and Joseph and the soldiery br br attendant br with their incredulous faces br make a scene copied we'll say br br from the Italian masters br but with a difference br the mastery br br of the painting br and the mind the resourceful mind br that governed the whole br br the alert mind dissatisfied with br what it is asked to br and cannot do br br accepted the story and painted br it in the brilliant br colors of the chronicler br br the downcast eyes of the Virgin br as a work of art br for profound worshipbr br William Carlos Williamsbr br