I am the Virgin, and my vestal flame Bums less intensely than the Lion's rage; Sheaves are my only garments, and I claim A golden harvest as my heritage.


The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poet's Calendar, August, Houghton Mifflin Company. 1883


I am the Virgin, and my vestal flame Bums less intensely than the Lion's rage; Sheaves are my only garments, and I claim A golden harvest as my...

I am the Virgin, and my vestal flame Bums less intensely than the Lion's rage; Sheaves are my only garments, and I claim A golden harvest as my...

I am the Virgin, and my vestal flame Bums less intensely than the Lion's rage; Sheaves are my only garments, and I claim A golden harvest as my...

I am the Virgin, and my vestal flame Bums less intensely than the Lion's rage; Sheaves are my only garments, and I claim A golden harvest as my...