He cloistered here a virgin thought -- His vow of chastity, Whereto from year to year he brought First-fruit of victory. And here, his latest battle won Beneath her panoply, In death returns the champion Within her walls to lie. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O GLORIOUS FRANCE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE FACE ON THE [BAR-ROOM] FLOOR by HUGH ANTOINE D'ARCY RESOLUTION AND INDEPENDENCE by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH HUNTING HORNS by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE SONNET TO NICHOLAS BLACKLEECH OF GRAYES INNE by RICHARD BARNFIELD AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON by H. T. MACKENZIE BELL |