Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quote

They built a temple for the God,
'Twas in a myrtle grove,
Where the bee and the butterfly
Vied for each blossom's love.


The Vow of the Peacock (1835)


They built a temple for the God, 'Twas in a myrtle grove, Where the bee and the butterfly Vied for each blossom's love.

They built a temple for the God, 'Twas in a myrtle grove, Where the bee and the butterfly Vied for each blossom's love.

They built a temple for the God, 'Twas in a myrtle grove, Where the bee and the butterfly Vied for each blossom's love.

They built a temple for the God, 'Twas in a myrtle grove, Where the bee and the butterfly Vied for each blossom's love.