idyll a scene or event of rural simplicity.
Perdita and Florizel lovers in William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.
Ophelia a leading character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet; she dies by drowning, although Shakespeare leaves unclear if her drowning is a suicide or an accident.
Scotland Yard headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police, housed at New Scotland Yard on the Thames embankment.
Burgundy a wine, usually red, produced in the Burgundy ("Bourgogne") region of southeastern France.
vinaigrette French, from Old French vinaigre, "vinegar"; a small, often decorated container used for aromatic restoratives, such as smelling salts or vinegar solutions.
Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (1810–49), Polish pianist and composer of works for piano and orchestra; resident of France from 1829 until his death.
Velasquez Diego Rodriquez de Silva y Velásquez (1599–1660), Spanish painter.
Seine the river that runs through Paris.
Like the painting of a sorrow, / A face without a heart from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 7, 108–09.
Jav an island of Indonesia.
scurf scaly or shredded dry skin.
nocturne a musical composition intended to evoke thoughts or feelings of night.
Majorca largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea, about 120 miles southeast of Barcelona.
Apollo in Greek mythology, the god of the sun, music, and poetry; a young man of great physical beauty.
Marsyas in Greek mythology, he lost a music contest and his life to Apollo.
palate the roof of the mouth.
lilas blanc French, meaning "white lilac."
iniquities sins.
idolatrous excessively adoring.
visage facial expression; appearance.
