[1] Papers relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, etc., for 1874-5.
LINES ON LEONARDO DA VINCI’S
“VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS.”
Maternal lady with the virgin grace,
Heaven-born thy Jesus seemeth sure,
And thou a virgin pure.
Lady most perfect, when thy sinless face
Men look upon, they wish to be
A Catholic, Madonna fair, to worship thee.
Charles Lamb.