Analysis of Aspecta Medusa ( For A Drawing)

Andromeda, by Perseus sav'd and wed,
     Hanker'd each day to see the Gorgon's head:
     Till o'er a fount he held it, bade her lean,
     And mirror'd in the wave was safely seen
     That death she liv'd by.

Let not thine eyes know
     Any forbidden thing itself, although
     It once should save as well as kill: but be
     Its shadow upon life enough for thee.