Holy Virgin

Famous quotes containing the words holy and/or virgin:

    “Most holy Satyr,
    like a goat,
    with horns and hooves
    to match thy coat
    of russet brown.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “O singers, resinous and soft your songs
    Above the sacred whisper of the pines,
    Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines,
    Bring dreams of Christ to dusky cane-lipped throngs.”
    —Jean Toomer (1894–1967)