| 单词 | vestal |
| 例句 | “Flies,” he remembered, “On the white wonder of dear Juliet’s hand, may seize And steal immortal blessing from her lips, Who, even in pure and vestal modesty, Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the only times women without offspring have garnered respect might be when they have formally devoted their lives to a god, and to celibacy: nuns, vestal virgins. More women like me are choosing to be childfree. Is this the age of opting out? 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z It brims over with energy and colour, Mars's red mantle swelling with erotic fury in response to the folded, yellow robes of the vestal virgin, surprised in her sleep. The Magnificent Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein - review 2011-08-02T13:01:56Z Around the room, the machines’ shabby curtains snap open and bang shut; the vestal poll-watchers bend low over their thick volumes; and once again I have forgotten the number of my assembly district. What We Can All Do at This Moment Is Vote 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z That transformation unlocked something new that shot her to the top of pop’s Olympus: the vestal vamp. Olivia Newton-John: That Headband Was a Crown 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The House of Vestal Virgins was the residence of the vestal priestesses, whose lives were dedicated to the cult of the Roman goddess Vesta. New route opened in Roman Forum 2011-01-27T17:49:13Z The vestal virgins were a way for a few women to hold a priesthood, though the occasional punishments inflicted on them shows their precarious status. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The vestal virgins, who maintained the sacred fire of Vesta, the goddess of hearth and home, were the Beyhive of their day. Superfans: A Love Story 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z A center wall, painted with floral-themed graffiti that recalls Keith Haring’s more vestal imagery, frames the open kitchen and rights the visual balance. In Highland Park, a pasta restaurant modernizes Med-Cal cooking 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus are conceived when the Roman god Mars impregnates Rea Silvia, a vestal virgin. Why rape is so intrinsic to religion 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Surprises this summer also included an influx of vestal moths typically found in north Africa and southern Europe. Exotic butterflies migrate to UK 2013-10-09T07:02:43Z A few women could serve in a priestly office as vestal virgins. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The younger Pliny gives in one of his letters a pathetic account of the execution of Cornelia, a vestal virgin, by the order of Domitian. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Part of these grounds are supposed to have formed the Campus Sceleratus, where the vestal virgins suffered who had broken their vows of chastity. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z It was believed that the prayer of a vestal could arrest a fugitive slave in his flight, provided he had not got past the city walls. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z In Indian mythology frog women are not vestals; so breaking his fast and gluttony were not his only offences. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z A vestal who lost her virginity could be punished by being buried alive or having hot metal poured down her throat. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Like thee, the fern loves well the hallowed shade Of trees that quietly aspire on high; Amid such groves was consecration made Of vestals, tranquil as the vestal sky. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z A Vignaiuolo showed us in the Gardens of Sallust a hole, through which he said those vestal virgins were put who had violated their vows of chastity. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z If a vestal met a prisoner going to execution the prisoner was spared, provided the vestal declared that the encounter was accidental. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z What wonder from those cabins rude Came lives of stalwart rectitude, When hearth-stones were the altars where Arose the vestal flame of prayer At early candle-lighting. Songs Ysame 2012-03-04T03:00:13.113Z As a result, political crises could result from the murder of a vestal, while miracles were attributed to their magical virginity. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z These recognized, beneath the veil of words, the still small voice of conscience, the vestal fires of lone religious hours, and the mild teachings of the summer woods. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Maria Liberatrice was occupied by the Atrium Vest�, a kind of convent for the vestal virgins. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The vestal Urbinia was buried alive on account of a plague that had fallen upon the Roman women, which was attributed to her incontinence, and which is said to have ceased suddenly upon her execution. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z A cake, too, baked by the vestal virgins, which had been carried before her in the procession from the place of the marriage ceremony to the husband's home, was now divided among the guests. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z And wherefore do they leap and laugh and sing, And dance like vestals on a holyday? The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z Take a step inward, forget a voice, lose a power; no longer a bounteous sovereign, become a vestal priestess, and bide thy time in the magnolia.' Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The foundation of the temple was attributed to Numa, but the worship must have existed in Pelasgic times, as the mother of Romulus was a vestal. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z St. Ambrose dissected with the most unsparing rationalism the theory that ascribed the national decline to the suppression of the vestals, traced it to all its consequences, and exposed all its absurdities. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The Eoria or Vesta was a sacred tradition guarded by vestals like a temple worship. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The vestals of ancient Rome were at once guardians of the hearth and custodians of the archives of the Roman State. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z That is true; I keep forgetting that you are a vestal! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Among all the kisses she had given and taken there still remained this first kiss, still vestal and virgin. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Is there anything in sight to disturb a vestal? Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z And when has it ever appeared except in a handful of vestal virgins, or in Oriental recluses, with what reality history shows? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Alas! the tender father meant to cherish a vestal flame in a vase of alabaster; in reality, he was trying to imprison the lightning in the cloud. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The procession entered from the cloister, and on approaching the altar where was kept burning the vestal flame, it divided so as to allow the high priest and his acolytes to pass up between. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z But we must do the oysters and the odd jobs, and keep the hearth-fires going, like responsible vestal virgins. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z "Save Agrippa, to kill Saul, to save Lydia, for this Judean vestal's sake?" she speculated to herself. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z If by any negligence or misfortune the Fire went out, the Pontifex Maximus scourged the erring vestal virgin, for had not she—a woman—permitted the procreative energy of the god to forsake mankind?” Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z All the people at Longchamps, on horseback, in coaches, or in cal�ches, formed a procession in the rear of this troupe of vestals, through curiosity or for the sake of amusement.... Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z The corpse of Latona gave birth to a new vestal fire tended by new vestals, vowed no longer to barrenness, but to fertility and sacrifice. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z Who lit the original vestal fire I do not know, but I am sure it was never extinguished in that hospital. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z His descendant, the vestal Rhea Silvia, becomes the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus by Mars. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Unconscious, assailed by no sordid temptations, she stood there in vestal purity,--elevated physically but a few feet from the earth, but soaring in mind worlds above it. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z III With wreaths of woodland cyclamen For Dian's shrine, a shepherdess drew near, All her young thoughts on vestal beauty, when— She dare not look for fear— Behold the goddess here! Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z I accept those heroines, and their place in literature too; but let no one sell them to me for tragic vestals. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Like a vestal watching her lamp, she piled on wood until the dark paneled walls reflected the glow of a rising blaze. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z The Tablinum in the house of the vestals and the temple of Jupiter on the Capitol were paved with sectile mosaic. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z A thousand times better that the vestal fire should burn forever on the inner shrine than that it should be brought out to boil the pot. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Shyly she turned her flushed face towards his, one hand, quivering like a frightened bird, softly drew his brown cheek closer, and the proud, beautiful, vestal lips nestled and clung to her husband's. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z A lesser stone building on one side were the cloister of the vestal virgins. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z She wore the snowy vestments of the other attending vestals, with the difference that the cap that crowned the waitresses was omitted in her case. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Here and there I saw a mass resembling a font, filled with water of exquisite purity, or raised oval or oblong basins representing alabaster baths, wherein none but vestal virgins might enter. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Jovinian, who visited them, could scarcely recognise in the cheerful smiling matrons the once unhappy vestals. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z There was infinite happiness, infinite peace in that kiss, the first her vestal lips had ever granted to any man. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z From Dian steal the vestals of her train, Who roam the woods at will, from danger free, And know not Love, nor his dread anger fear. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Your vestal robes alike become The palace and the cot; Wives, mothers, daughters! every home Ye make a cherished spot. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z She wore the vestal’s veil within her heart. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z The earth turned up in heaps showed the entrance to the horrible tomb prepared for the hapless vestal. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z She, the proud and reserved vestal, a Diana chaste and cold, with lips now for ever polluted by contact with those of a liar. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Any one who saw you now--truly a vestal, whose fire, alas, had often gone out. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z Produce the languishing vestal, so that the arts of the necromancer may sustain her. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z It is this immediate jewel of her soul that the South watches with such a dragon eye, that she guards with more than vestal vigilance, with a circle of perpetual fire. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z Here the hapless vestal, deprived of all marks of respect ordinarily paid to the spirits of the departed, would be left to perish miserably by starvation, should terror not have previously deprived her of life. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z It was plain the girl was kept as a sacred celibate, a sort of vestal virgin—Bethulah was the very Hebrew for virgin, it suddenly flashed upon me. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z And those two individualistic virtues—courage and chastity—became still more emphasized under the Roman rule in the soldier and the vestal. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z And the strange thing is, that the mode of death was identical with that which awaited the Roman vestal guilty of the same offences. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z For chance, that day, had with uncommon grace;, Adorned the lovely youth, and thro' his face Displayed an air so pleasing, as might charm A goddess, and a vestal's bosom warm. Heathen Mythology “We can delay no longer,” said Coecus to the elder vestal; “let the criminal be brought forth and placed in the litter.” Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Be noble, let your motives be exalted," a voice said within her; "perish like a vestal who offers up body and soul as a sacrifice. The Undying Past Time's embalming yields the incense, which, like the sweetness of the vestal lamp, is fragrant for ever. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 It selected the virgins who guarded the eternal fire, and sat in judgment on erring vestals and their betrayers. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius They uttered oracles, devoted themselves to a lasting virginity, and like the vestals of the Greek and Roman mythology, kept a perpetual fire in the temple of their goddess. Heathen Mythology Coecus, standing up, pronounced her doom—that which from time immemorial had been inflicted on vestals who had been guilty of breaking their vows. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z As marble vestals of the ancient world, buried and lost, they lie, chiselled into a fixed attitude of prayer through the silent centuries. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame One of these groups is certainly of non-Jewish origin, as it conceives Mary as living in the temple somewhat after the manner of a vestal virgin or a priestess of Isis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Special care was taken to recall the vestals to the chaste dignity from which they had fallen for a hundred years. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It had woven its spell out of the dauntless resolution of a little coterie of women who, like unostentatious vestals, had kindled and fed here, where it meant everything, the fire of education and wholesomeness. The Tempering Not an expression of pity escaped the lips of the old vestal, although she knew as well as Coecus that Coelia was innocent of the graver crime of which she was charged. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z The man of whom I bought it spoke the truth then—when he said that it had been found where the vestal virgins used to be buried alive. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Up stairs the Misses Waddle slept their vestal beauty sleep, commonplace and content. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The imperial circle and the emperor himself, members of high senatorial houses, the great officers of state, the priests, the vestal virgins, gave an impressive national dignity to the inhuman spectacle. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius At the eleventh hour the costumers decided that they could not turn out the gowns for the "vestal virgins," on time. Cinderella Jane She was guarded night and day by two vestals, who were directed to summon assistance should they require it. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Clothed in mockery in the white robe of a vestal virgin, yet she was a chaste virgin of Jesus Christ. The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril All these matters were finally made up with sermons, threats, entreaties for forgiveness, promises, vows to never do the like again, and a change of dormitory for the vestal. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second They will follow the lead of Byron, who, in his horror at the popularisation of the waltz, declared that Terpsichore was henceforth "the least a vestal virgin of the Nine." The Book of This and That The society girls, cast for the "vestal virgins," began to arrive at the studio to try on their robes. Cinderella Jane That she is no longer worthy of being numbered among the vestals of Rome, I have already placed sufficient evidence before you.” Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z In a room on the first floor is a half figure of a vestal virgin who has a noble expression on her face. Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 Celibates and vestals in russet robes luxuriated on couches of magnolia green. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar One of the former served as kitchen and sitting-room; in the other lay the father of Birch; of the latter one was the sanctuary of the vestal, and the other contained the stock of provisions. The Spy Condensed for use in schools The vestal was but a more perfect type of these women on whose tomb univiræ—the wife of one man—was alone inscribed. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Coecus read over the false accusation which had been brought against the vestal. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Anciently there were in India virgins dedicated to the service of the temple and pledged to a life of purity, like the vestal virgins of ancient Rome. Oriental Women Amid the widespread corruption of the age, she lived as spotless as a vestal. Greek Women The institution of the vestal virgins was older than the city itself and was regarded by the Romans as the most sacred part of their religious system. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations All the vestals that faltered were not buried alive. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern She was aware that she no longer retained the affection of any of the vestals under her charge. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Some lying in clusters like the ‘solitary set in families:’ and some like beautiful vestals in single loveliness. The Travellers A Tale. Designed for Young People. He saw the vestals wrapped in their flowing white veils, marching with a sturdy tread. Sónnica Absolutely irreconcilable, absolutely fearless, and unsuppressibly persistent, it has kept alight the fires of freedom, like some outcast vestal of human liberty. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry There were friars where gladiators had been, pifferari in lieu of augurs, imperias instead of vestals, in place of an emperor there was a pope. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern In the hollow below were the fossors, with the public executioner and his attendants, ready to receive the doomed vestal and to lead her into her tomb. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Thou might'st as well court the pale, trembling vestal, When she beholds the holy flame expiring. Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts The vestal virgins he dismissed, and any house profaned by incense he declared forfeited to the imperial exchequer. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Artists and philosophers and those who are apt to handle truth and beauty are, in fact, the vestals of civility. Pot-Boilers The year passed, however, without the vestal’s surrendering. German Problems and Personalities It stood hard by the house of the vestal virgins, who were especially committed to the care of the pontiffs. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z The vestal silence remained unbroken by the stridulous clarinet and the blatant trombones. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 At least, Thalia in Paris was a vestal, compared with her tawdry, indecent, and drunken London sister. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 On the former date, the flamen Quirinalis, assisted by the vestals, offered sacrifice, and the pontifices presided at horse and chariot races in the circus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" Three doors farther down the avenue Selah Adams sat upon the front veranda, looking like the vestal virgin of the moon. The Co-Citizens It stopped, for the crowd was too dense to allow it to pass; Eros cast up his eyes, and met those of the vestal Marcia, horror-struck at what she saw. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z “With a crash did yon temple fall; But ever, through all the din, Shrill rose a death-wail o’er all, The vestals’ screams within. Happy Days for Boys and Girls These vestals were, so to speak, piled one on the other in three different halls, where the bridegrooms chose their brides as a butcher chooses his sheep out of the midst of the flock. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France And do they furnish their vestals with poems of romance and silks and spices of Kathay?” The Flute of the Gods The vestal, the virgin, the eunuch for the kingdom of heaven’s sake are the exemplars of the love to God. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Fausta and three other vestals accompanied the funeral procession, but no weeping relatives and friends—as in most instances would have been the case—followed Coelia. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Many nations have worshiped virgins, for instance the vestal virgins of the Romans. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The six vestal virgins are well known, who had charge of keeping up the fire of Vesta, the house-fire of the state. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The State, the immemorial vestal fire of all civilization—what a good phrase! Dreamers of the Ghetto Only, do you know, I wouldn't say anything about that little vestal. The Paliser case Me did not feel altogether satisfied about the matter; but still, as they were unarmed, he believed that, even should they feel inclined to rescue the doomed vestal, they would not make the attempt. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z He didn't leave Addington very often, but he did know what a blaze the vestals of the time keep up. The Prisoner What bride like her Whose Bridegroom is the spouse of vestal souls? Legends of the Saxon Saints Miss Beasley’s signal sounded at this critical moment, so the Mystic Seven filed off like vestal virgins to feed the fire which Miss Gibbs, with her accustomed energy, had already lighted. The Madcap of the School The people rush in heaps, And crowds of matrons and of fathers rush, Confus'dly hither; even the vestal maids Who guard the sacred fire: and all salute The god with joyful clamor. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II ‘As a vestal, sworn to obey the rules of your order, you have no right to read what may shake your confidence in the great goddess to whom your life is dedicated,’ I answered. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z That autumnal vestal proclaimed that it was anything but suitable literature for an old philanderer who still saw fit to live alone. The Prairie Child It was that something beyond my reach, vital and vestal, invisible, yet irresistible; that something, be it heart, soul, or mind, which drew me to you by an attraction genial and genuine as itself. Moods Then there are the deva dasies, our 'vestal virgins,' of whom even small and poor temples have one or two to boast. India, Its Life and Thought It will be a sorry day for this country when those vestal fires of piety and love are put out. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Throwing down his burden, before his guards could stop him, he sprang towards the litter, and, clasping the vestal’s feet, claimed her protection. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Going to see the stern vestal, are you? Theo A Sprightly Love Story It is supposed that in this part of the building there were also seats of honor for the exhibitor of the games and the vestal virgins. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life "When their fire-stick has been extinguished, as is sometimes the case, for their jins or vestal virgins, who have charge of the fire, are not always sufficiently vigilant." Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Then how can all the vestals in all the convents be each of them His bride? In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers The vestal Coelia was summoned to undergo her trial before the college of pontiffs seated in council. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z They may seize On the white wonder of dear Juliet's hand And steal immortal blessing from her lips, Who, even in pure and vestal modesty, Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature The most awful penalties were visited upon the head of any vestal virgin who was guilty of violating her vows. Romulus Makers of History "When their fire-stick has been extinguished, as is sometimes the case, for their jins or vestal virgins, who have charge of the fire, are not always sufficiently vigilant." Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia The Code deals with a class of persons devoted to the service of a god, as vestals or hierodules. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Ordering the fossors to fill in the tomb, he declared that from henceforth no vestal should be buried on that spot. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Such a slight slip of a thing, with all the beauty of early youth in her face, and all the guilelessness 103 of a vestal in the pure white of her garb. That Girl Montana Rhea enters upon her duties as a vestal virgin. Romulus Makers of History The worship of Vesta was held with peculiar sacredness, and the vestal virgins were the last to yield to Christianity. Ancient States and Empires The vestals were vowed to chastity, lived together in a great nunnery, were forbidden to open or enter a tavern, and together with other votaries had many privileges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" She moves in maiden meditation fancy free, but the vestal flame of her life is none the more sullied for a slight tinge of earthly color. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) He was called the lady of his college not only for his beautiful face, but because of the vestal purity and austerity of his virtue. Stories of Authors, British and American At length, however, certain circumstances occurred, which suddenly terminated Rhea's career as a vestal virgin, and led to results of the most momentous character. Romulus Makers of History Burn then, my pale and vestal flame, make fair The nuptials of the amorous Earth with night! The Masque of the Elements Vestals frequently adopted daughters, usually other vestals, to care for their old age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" We prepare ourselves to hear that woman has resolved to extirpate such a monster as this, or that she will remain an obstinate vestal till a nobler breed of wooers arises. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) The pagans had their vestal virgins; the Papists their nuns. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus, was a vestal virgin, who lived in the kingdom of Latium about four hundred years after the death of Æneas. Romulus Makers of History "Those timorous fools are playing the vestals, because they are stripped naked to be shown to the customers," said the "horse-dealer," who had kept near me. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death But vestals, hierodules, certain palace officials and slaves had no rights over their children and could raise no obstacle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The rapture with which he dwells on the "white wonder of her hand;" on her lips, That even in pure and vestal modesty Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Above was the Podium, a place intended for the Emperors and their families, for the magistrates, the senators, the priests and the vestals. Shepp's Photographs of the World Nature of the ceremonies instituted in honor of Vesta.Her vestal virgins.Their duties. Romulus Makers of History Those possessing the former rejoice in the name of Lantern Flies, but they are at present unfaithful vestal bugs, though it is extremely doubtful if their wicks were ever trimmed or lighted. Edge of the Jungle He would call it stealing now to do that same, but then it had been in the nature of a holy rite offered to a vestal virgin. The Search Beautiful and mysterious as some vestal priestess defending the secrets of her Order. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath When they reached the street, Benda said in a tone of compassion: “They are three delicate creatures; they live their lonely lives like vestal virgins guarding a sacred fire.” The Goose Man Here she allowed herself, in violation of her vestal vows, to form the acquaintance of a man, whom she met in the groves. Romulus Makers of History Even his old mother turned against him; even his sister, a sour vestal of thirty-seven, sided with her injured sister-in-law; and what had the wretched poet to say for himself? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 There were also vestals in many nations of the continent who were supposed to supply by their touch a precious medicinal efficacy to certain roots and simples. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) Consul," exclaimed the Freedman, again entering, "I watched with Geta, in the vestibule, since these good fathers entered; and now there have come two ladies clad in the sacred garb of vestals. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 I see them here, adulterers, forgers of wills, assassins, spendthrifts, poisoners, defilers of vestal virgins, contemners of the Gods, parricides of the Republic! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Though the laws however permitted this, there was a public sentiment against it, and it was seldom that any of the vestal priestesses availed themselves of the privilege. Romulus Makers of History Let the vestal virgins, he says, retain their privileges. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Two of the "vestals" held him up while I went below for some rum and water. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Far in the temple of the sun The vestal fires of being burn; Thence beauty's finest fibres run, And weave where'er we turn. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 If to this end we must consecrate ourselves as did the vestals of old, it will be a work worthy of so great a result. Spontaneous Activity in Education Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus, was, we repeat, a vestal virgin. Romulus Makers of History A little speck of mud on a vestal virgin's robe, or on a swan's plumage, will be conspicuous, while a splash twenty times the size will pass unnoticed on the rags of some travel-stained wayfarer. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John For the sake, therefore, of others, as a social and responsible being, let the flame she would support on the public altar be kindled from the vestal fire of the domestic one. The Young Maiden Deal gently with her; thou art dear Beyond what vestal lips have told, And, like a lamb from fountains clear, She turns confiding to thy fold. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands The Luck of Roaring Camp was printed as it was written, and printing office and vestal proof-reader survived the shock.' The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 It was only through the influence of Antho, Rhea's cousin, that the unhappy vestal was not put to death by Amulius, before her children were born, at the time when her fault was first discovered. Romulus Makers of History You could not go on as you are doing if you loved her, for love allows no meaner, no unhallowed fires to pollute her vestal flame. Julian Home She had always looked on Alice as excluded by her misfortune from the usual destiny of her sex, as consecrated from her birth for a vestal’s lot. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel In the dark recesses of these vestal institutions on a gigantic scale, where publicity, that sole security, was never known, what vices or even crimes could not be safely perpetrated? The Superstitions of Witchcraft Keen blows the blast, and eager is the air; With flakes of feather'd snow the ground is spread; To step, with mincing pace, to early prayer, Our clay-cold vestal leaves her downy bed. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency For the vestal herself, thus led away, a cell was dug beneath the ground, and vaulted over. Romulus Makers of History If a vestal violated her vow of chastity the divinity sent a pest that ceased only on the day the culprit was punished. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism When did the Mother of Love come down, chaster in her unclothed loveliness than vestal in her veil, and with such vision of her make obscure Cleomenes immortal? Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida Bring forth the wreath that threw afresh a lustre round his name, Whose genius burned, a vestal fire, with never-dying flame. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 Arriving at the closed and barred gates of that vestal establishment, Maitland's cabman "pulled, and pushed, and kicked, and knocked" for a considerable time, without manifest effect. The Mark Of Cain Similar observances in modern times.Influence of the vestal institution. Romulus Makers of History Rome had fourteen of these officers, besides one for the vestal virgins, and one for the gymnasia. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine Some were sphinxes, some vestals, some Dians, half a dozen Minervas, and a score of Junos and Cleopatras. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 In her he seemed to be discovering, all over again, the vestal to tend the fires of his faith. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Silvia, a vestal virgin, and the god Mars. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 This fire was never to go out, and if, by any neglect on the part of the vestal in attendance, this was allowed to occur, the guilty maiden was punished terribly by scourging. Romulus Makers of History The number of the vestals was six, and they were admitted between the years of six and ten. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) By this rule all the thin girls might pass for vestals, and all the plump ones for the reverse. v. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Greece will resume th’ Aonian lyre, And Rome again to heaven aspire, And vestal Freedom’s quenchless fire From the pyramids shall flame!’ Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 Four white-aproned vestals with blotchy skins performed rites over the steaming nickel urns, slid dishes deftly along the slick surface of the white slab, mopped up moisture with a sly grey rag. Gigolo Frequently I find myself proffering dimes to the fair uniformed vestals of our theatres who present me with programmes. Europe After 8:15 It is as if the woman had asked--if the poet's meaning is rightly interpreted--"Did you really think me plighted to vestal vows, a tree whose bloom man was forbidden to pluck?" Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula This settling a marriage is a strange business!—"What means this tumult in a vestal's veins?—" John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts There are millions of humble cottages where virtue resides in the warmth and purity of vestal fires, and where contentment dwells like perpetual summer. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales The multitude fled, the vestals ran away, and Leander was left alone with the victim; immediately he pulled off his red cap, and asked her wherein he might serve her. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew These terrors, however, terminated in this, that Oppia, a vestal virgin, being found guilty of a breach of chastity, was made to suffer punishment. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 The number of Vestal Virgins was also increased from four to six, the two new vestals being probably taken from the Luceres. A Smaller History of Rome How happy is the blameless vestal's lot, The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series As a vestal, she has kept alive the fire of patriotism on the altar of her country. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia But Quivil required no elaborate sepulture; the cathedral itself is his mighty monument, since it was he who founded— "A fane more noble than the vestal trod— The Christian's temple, to the Christian's God." Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Every hint that Witla is no vestal, that he indulges his unchristian fleshliness, that he burns in the manner of I Corinthians, VII, 9, is uncovered to the moral inquisition. A Book of Prefaces "I leave it all to him," and bore in silence the comments, without the utterance of which the elder vestal felt she could not conscientiously quit the field. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier A holy thought, with its train of vestal emotions, like Diana and her nymphs, hunts impure desire out of the blood. The Friendships of Women “Servitudes,” as Miggs, the veteran vestal remarked, “is no inheritance,” but there are natures who thrive rarely in this tranquil and inglorious condition. Sword and Gown A Novel These were vestals hidden beneath the long Greek peplum, with its thick, heavy folds: agile watchers, covered with their marble veils and guarding the palace with their furtive glances. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Shadowy forms of emperor and lictor and vestal virgin and gladiator and martyr come out of the darkness, and pass before us in long and silent procession. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) Therefore I name not square, street, place, until I Find one where nothing naughty can be shown, A vestal shrine of Innocence of Heart: Such are—but I have lost the London Chart. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 She possessed in his eyes something of the sanctity of a vestal virgin, one who must not be profaned by marriage. The Mayor of Warwick He lit the vestal flames of poesy, Content, for this, to brave celestial ire. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar She lost her gaiety, she laid aside her sports, and assumed an almost vestal plainness of attire. The Last Man Hero, carrying her vestal taper in the temple recesses, before ever Leander had crossed the wave, could not have had a larger or more noble form, a more noble and lovely face. A Dozen Ways Of Love Twice had she taken refuge among the 'blameless vestals,' whom she envied as the broken-spirited envy the passive. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 It was at "Fair Maid" they were playing, the mystic dance of Southland maidenhood, at whose vestal rites no male of any age was ever permitted to be present. The Black Douglas Elise, I hold that pastors should be as circumspect, as guarded as Roman vestals; and untainted society, guided by even the average standard of propriety, tolerates no latitudinarians among its Levites. Infelice Shakespeare is reported to have written the "Merry Wives of Windsor" for her amusement, and in his "Midsummer Night's Dream" he addresses her as the "fair vestal in the West." The Leading Facts of English History Her full, gentle figure had the charm of the vestal virgin and the wife. Atlantis The White-Ladies had other memories to grace it besides those of holy vestals, or of unholy Cavaliers. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 These purest dreams of this our low estate, White-robed vestals, fond and vain designs, I lay a wreath at your forgotten shrines. Atmâ A Romance At a little distance from here, is perceived the field where vestals, unfaithful to their vows, were buried alive; a singular instance of fanaticism in a religion naturally tolerant. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy While Heaven around me balmy fragrance shed, With rosy chains the infant year I bound; And as my bride young Nature blushing led In vestal beauty o'er the verdant ground. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers She should be the vestal virgin in the Christian temple—the priestess, as it were, of a shrine more hallowed and honorable than that of Delphos. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies It is in our seminary that that vestal flame is to be kept alive; it is thence it is to spread anew over our own and the sister States. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 That was it, the superlative excellence of the Gulab; the very quality that attracted, was the shield, the immaculate robe that clothed her and preserved her like a vestal virgin from such violation. Caste The legal rights of a vestal virgin were set forth in detail. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria It is that of one who kissed a vestal and was buried alive. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Beyond these walls were thatched cottages which had no occupants; a quaint church which had no congregation; a Greek temple which had no vestals, no sacred fire, no altar; hedges which had no roots. The Gay Cockade The institution of vestal virgins was older than the city itself, and was regarded by the Romans as the most sacred part of their religious system. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Returning, I passed the Pretorian Camp, the Campus Salisetus, where vestals that had broken their vows were buried alive in the city whose founder was born from a similar event. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe His mother was a vestal virgin dedicated to the sun god, Shamash, and his father an unknown stranger from the mountains--a suggestion of immediate Semitic affinities. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria For woman is by nature the vestal of our species, and for that reason she must be more conservative, more circumspect, and more virtuous than man. The Women of the Caesars A relic of this prehistoric custom existed in the rule that if the sacred vestal fire was ever allowed to go out it could only be kindled anew by the primitive process of friction. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood The terror of such a dreadful fate had the desired effect; there were only eighteen instances of incontinence among the vestals, during the space of a thousand years. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. And lightly he laid his hand on mine— His hand was cold as the vestal shrine. Debris Selections from Poems A girl might also obtain a limited degree of freedom by taking vows of celibacy and becoming one of the vestal virgins, or nuns, who were attached to the temple of the sun god. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Livia had been almost a vestal in her fight for the puritanism of old Rome: Messalina most ardently and violently fought to destroy it. The Women of the Caesars The young wife, carrying a distaff and spindle filled with wool, was conducted to her house, a cake, baked by the vestal virgins, being carried before her. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century The vestals were bound by a vow of perpetual virginity, and a violation of this oath was cruelly punished. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. A motley lot of men they are—sailors and traction engineers, Pierrots, soldiers, and even vestal virgins—for the June Commencement is college carnival time. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers The editor of the People's Advocate declared the integrity of Douglas to be "as unspotted as the vestal's fame—as untarnished and as pure as the driven snow." Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics Those hours I have to live, which heaven in pity Will make but few, I vow to spend with vestals: The greatest part in prayers for you; the rest In mourning my unworthiness. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 The nuns are very useful to emigrants, who have often been bountifully relieved by these charitable vestals, who employ themselves in nursing the sick and feeding the hungry. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) He regulated the appointment of the vestal virgins, and added considerably to the privileges which they had previously enjoyed. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. She stood before him like a vestal guarding her temple from desecration. A Hoosier Chronicle She seemed a vestal virgin, in her long, clinging dress of white wool, with a scarf thrown about her head and throat. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Yet frequent visitors shall kiss the shrine, And ever keep its vestal lamp alight; All noble thoughts, all dreams divinely bright, That waken or delight this soul of mine. Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration It is better to be a vestal virgin than—some mothers. Different Girls What was the duty of the vestal virgins? Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. No priestess ever entered an oracle, no vestal virgin a temple, nor saint a shrine with more reverence than she felt, as she passed into the silence of this primeval forest. The Redemption of David Corson The vestal fire of Rome and the sacred fire of the Mexicans were obtained by means of reflectors. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Vestas - Matches; Vestai is the Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing the sacred fire tended by the vestal virgins. Things To Make I too am a dreamer, though not like you, you maid of Dian, dark saint, cold vestal, with your eyes forever on the still, white flame! Audrey How were the vestals punished for a breach of their vows? Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. So I says to myself, 'Here, my morbid vestal, is where I put you sane; here's where I hurl an asphyxiating bomb into the trenches of the New Dawn.' Somewhere in Red Gap And The sacred function of all womanhood is to kindle in man the divine spark by means 30 of the mystic flame that burns ever in the vestal breast. Hints for Lovers He could never hope to walk perpetually upon the vestal heights. Flames Unsullied let them pass ��Into oblivion’s tomb— Like snow-flakes melting in the sea ��When ripe with vestal bloom. The Christian Home The mother was condemned to be buried alive, the usual punishment for vestals who had violated their vows, and the twins were ordered to be flung into the river Tiber. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. Though a vestal virgin, she did not escape scandal, for she was tried B.C. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. He also presides over the holy maidens called vestals. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Tears such as are shed for vestal martyrs have been shed for her, and for all her faults she has the condonation of universal sorrow. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs He was, according to his own assertion, an idealist by temperament, and had kept a sacred chamber in his heart where the vestal fire burned with a pure flame. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories He seemed apprehensive of his approaching end, for he made his will, and delivered it to the vestal virgins. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. It was, as Lafitau remarks, the very method which was prescribed for rekindling the vestal fire at Rome, when it was accidentally extinguished. John Rutherford, the White Chief The vestals are corrected by stripes for any faults which they commit, sometimes by the Pontifex Maximus, who flogs the culprit without her clothes, but with a curtain drawn before her. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I The place seems more appropriate to vestal virgins, robed in white, than to dusky Hindoo females, arrayed in all the colors of the rainbow. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Well dost thou, Love, thy solemn Feast to hold In vestal February; Not rather choosing out some rosy day From the rich coronet of the coming May, When all things meet to marry! The Unknown Eros She had a half-sister, probably older than herself, of the name of Fabia, who was a vestal virgin. Roman life in the days of Cicero And all are no doubt aware that the subsequent lines, referring to "a fair vestal throned by the west," are commonly understood to have been meant as a piece of delicate flattery to Queen Elizabeth. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Thus are the vestals punished who lose their chastity. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I And I and Daniel Boone, vestal god and goddess of these hearth-fires, will keep you from harm till that time. Vanguards of the Plains It became a symbol of blood; on the garment of the vestal the defilement of sacrifice. The Rim of the Desert Their religious orders of monks and nuns were also in imitation of the vestal virgins of antiquity. The Last Reformation One who has read of the vestal virgins of old will recognize at once where monkery originated. The Revelation Explained Antonyms: See mild. violet, n. mauve. violin, n. fiddle; kit. virgin, n. vestal. virgin, a. vestal, virginal; chaste, pure, stainless; impregnant. virginal generation. parthenogenesis. virginity, n. maidenhood, chastity. Putnam's Word Book Vesta was the goddess of the home, and the vestal virgins were bound by oath never to marry. Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School She is the vestal virgin who, so far as she can, prevents them from going out. Light There, dead to the surprise of the servant, David Brandon fed his eyes on the fair incarnation of Jewish domesticity, type of the vestal virgins of Israel, Ministresses at the hearth. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People She looked more like some lovely vestal of fire-worship than an ambitious American girl, determined to achieve fame in the battleground of the world. The Penalty A betrothed maiden defended by tapu was as sacred as a vestal virgin of Rome; a shrine became a Holy Place; the head of a chief something which it was sacrilege to lay hands on. The Long White Cloud The vestal virgins, whose duty it was to keep the fire burning on the altar in the temple of Vesta. Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School Rhea Silvia, a vestal virgin, the mother of Romulus and Remus, twins, whom she bore to Mars, the god of war, who had violated her. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge "Sacred fire! vestal virgins, too, I suppose! can they be Romans?" reasoned Aunt Maria, beginning to doubt Prince Madoc. Overland While the general rejoicing is at its height, Urania is brought in to take her vestal vows at the altar. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England All is wrong, how sweet it be, That the vestal's thoughts reprove: What is jealousy? what is love? The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome Of women, the very vessels and temples of human life, you have made clerks; of priestesses unto the Living God you have made vestals of the dead gold calf. A Tramp's Sketches Penates, the name given by the Romans to their household deities, individually and unitedly, in honour of whom a fire, in charge of the vestal virgins, was kept permanently burning. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge "The vestal virgins here are old men," replied Ralph, wickedly pleased to get a joke on the lady. Overland Poneria and Agnostus she banishes from the land, and Eglantine for seeking unlawful means to her love is condemned to ten years' penance in a 'vestal Temple.' Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England She is more pure than a vestal; for vestals have often been warmed by their own fires. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 Part of this vestal vow, I remember, was contained in the following verse:— "Study to live the character I play." The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Beth smiled, for the goading devil had just whispered to her, "You were a vestal virgin doubtless—oh, severely chaste!" Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel It was a vestal and a virgin fire, and differed as much from that which usually passes by this name nowadays as the vital heat from the burning of a fever. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02 Hooker to South The trees all bathed in tears of Night, Seemed deck'd with gems of Ophir's gold, And lilies, in pure vestal white Their spotless fragrant leaves unfold. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland Turner, a colorist, reveled in color like a Bacchanal; Rousseau, a tonalist, felt it like a vestal; but both had the sense of color in the subtlest refinement. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I Antonia, the mother of seven children, is to be—like the unchaste vestal—immured! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 Unfailing vestals of the sky, As smiling thus ye weed from dread The soul ye court to muse on high. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 347, December 20, 1828 That the family is the heart of the state, and that the state is but the widened family, is the fact which the old vestal consecration, power, and honor set forth and kept in mind. Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887 Love should be the vestal fire of some mighty temple—some vast dim fane whose organ music is the rolling of the spheres. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Affianced, Sir? love-whispers may not breathe Within this vestal limit, and how should I, Who am not mine, say, live: the thunderbolt Hangs silent; but prepare: I speak; it falls.' The Princess True lasting heavenly fuel Puts out the vestal jewel, When once we twining marry Mad love with wild canary. The Lucasta Poems The highest ideal, the best situation of woman, to be pure, to be a vestal, a virgin, excites fear and laughter in our society. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories But the consecrated fire the vestal virgins took, and fled with it, as likewise their other sacred things. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans The kitchen is the chief temple wherein we worship, its roaring fire is our vestal flame, and the cook is our great high-priest. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow The office of the vestal virgins in Rome was to preserve the holy fire. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion The vestal drinking this doth burn Now more than in her fun'ral urn; Her fires, that with the sun kept race, Are now extinguish'd by her face. The Lucasta Poems Miss Osborne and Miss Maria Osborne, and Miss Wirt, the vestal governess, asked each other with increased wonder, "What could George find in that creature?" Vanity Fair It was deposited in the hands of the vestal virgins, who refused to deliver it up, and sent Caesar word, if he pleased, he should come and seize it himself, which he did. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans And though she be pure as a vestal virgin of Rome's best days she secretly despises the man with whom she does not have to stand just a little bit on the defensive. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 The multitude fled, the vestals ran away, and Leander was left alone with the victim; immediately he pulled off his red cap and asked her wherein he might serve her. The Little Lame Prince When Wain's attentions became obviously personal, Rena's new vestal instinct took alarm, and she began to apprehend his character more clearly. The House Behind the Cedars She was the most hospitable and jovial of old vestals, and had been a beauty in her day, she said. Vanity Fair She could never have imagined that G—— M—— meant to venerate her as a vestal. Manon Lescaut Does the chaste Diana on the Garden Theatre still keep her vestal vows through all the exasperating changes of weather? The Troll Garden and Selected Stories It is with you to keep the high spirit of it an ever-burning vestal fire. A Knight of the Cumberland Her face was like the lily roon That veils the vestal planet’s hue; Her eyes, two beamlets from the moon, Set floating in the welkin blue. The Culprit Fay and Other Poems It had been no vestal who chose that missile for opening her attack on him. Jude the Obscure The ancient scorn of the vestals for the ambubajae is one of the most profound instincts of feminine dignity; the sisters felt it with the double force contributed by religion. Les Misérables O love! thou principle of life! precious flame over which all nature, like a careful vestal, incessantly watches in the temple of God! The Confession of a Child of the Century There stood silver lamps, carved most marvellously and once trimmed by vestal virgins, lamps from the temples of Herculaneum, of Rome and of Pompeii. The Four Faces A Mystery And, if sanctity alone is to be the ground of immunity, what are we to think of the punishment of a vestal virgin? A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Not so wicked as you imagine, continued the gentleman; for I assure you they were all vestal virgins for anything which I knew to the contrary. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 Fantine had the long, white, fine fingers of the vestal virgin who stirs the ashes of the sacred fire with a golden pin. Les Misérables In these deep solitudes and awful cells, Where heavenly-pensive Contemplation dwells, And ever-musing Melancholy reigns, What means this tumult in a vestal's veins? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 "My dear Temple," he said, "I live, mostly, the life of a vestal virgin." The Incomplete Amorist This was not an opaque vase, of material however costly, but a lamp chastely lucent, guarding from extinction, yet not hiding from worship, a flame vital and vestal. Villette I know nothing of the matter," answered Adams, "but that she is a vestal for me. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 I refused the rôle of the young vestal Opimia, which had been allotted to me, and energetically demanded that of Posthumia, an old, blind Roman woman with a superb and noble face. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt We see no new-built palaces aspire, 110 No kitchens emulate the vestal fire. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 She is vowed as a vestal virgin to science. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Bright as the vestal flame, which never dies. Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects Printed only as Private Tokens of Regard, for the Particular Friends of the Author I love to look, as evening fails, On vestals streaming in their veils, Within the fane past altar rails, Green palms in hand. Poems The vestal choirs of snow-drops and violets were chanting their gentle hopes from every bank, the orchards were white with blossoms, and the birds singing in almost tumultuous glee. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. The mother abbess looked with a rueful eye upon the treasures of beauty and vestal virtue exposed to such imminent peril. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Pimpernel Schley was alone, but she moved as if she were leading a quiet procession of vestal virgins. The Woman with the Fan Rose of the Desert! thou, whose blushing ray, Lonely and lovely, fleets unseen away; No hand to cull thee, none to woo thy sigh,— In vestal silence left to live and die.— The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Elcho, however, was in that age a peaceful nunnery, and the walls with which it was surrounded were the barriers of secluded vestals, not the bulwarks of an armed garrison. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Wandering alone at night in the vestal solitude of her imprisoning grove, she has looked up through its "living summits" to the stars, which shed down into her aspect their own lofty melody. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. Claudia fell upon her knees as the holy vestal went by, until her chair had been carried through the iron gates. Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth She bowed to each of them, still with the vestal virgin air, and said, "Glad to know you!" to each in turn without looking at anyone. The Woman with the Fan Oh fair! oh purest! be thou the dove That flies alone to some sunny grove, And lives unseen, and bathes her wing, All vestal white, in the limpid spring. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes "So, our fair vestal is stirring abroad?" said the only man she met, who was one of the menials; but Catharine passed on without notice or reply, and gained the little garden without farther interruption. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Tom lighted them a blazing fire every day, and tended it during their absence with the care of a vestal virgin, so they were extremely cosy and jolly there. Monitress Merle From Goldsmith's "Rome" we learn that the vestal virgins possessed the power to pardon any criminal whom they met on the road to execution. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America "Many thanks," drawled the vestal virgin, who was still looking into her coffee cup. The Woman with the Fan Yet think not the veil he so chillingly casts Is the veil of a vestal severe; No, no, thou wilt see, what a moment it lasts, Should the Snow Spirit ever come here. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes She has hung a vestal lamp in the Church of Notre Dame des Victoires, in pursuance of a vow she keeps rigidly secret. Castilian Days Did you never have a sympathy for them as the monks came rushing into their temples, kicking down their poor altars, smashing the fair calm faces of their gods, and sending their vestals a-flying? The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family She dreams of a Republic of women, vestals or otherwise, wherefrom all men are to be excluded unless they possess qualifications of a rather unusual nature. Alone Her peculiar reputation for ingeniously tricking Mrs. Bowdler, secretary to Mrs. Grundy, rendered her very piquant, and this piquancy was increased by her ostentatiously vestal appearance. The Woman with the Fan "For tho' thy lips should sweetly counsel wrong, "Those vestal eyes would disavow its song. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes And, oh when the cloud of some darkening hour O'ershadows the soul with its gloom, Then where is the light of the vestal pow'r, The lamp of pale Hope to illume? Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life I never knew Ere now a vestal's love,—forbidden fruit;— Wherefore I came to try my fortune here. Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans She said once to Baron Haussmann, "If you go on making boulevards like that, you will shut me up like a vestal." In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters "There's the vestal tending her lamp," said Mr. Bry a moment later. The Woman with the Fan Her appearance in Copenhagen made an epoch in the history of our opera; it showed me art in its sanctity—I had beheld one of its vestals. True Story of My Life All the other vestals are present, of whom the culprit takes an affectionate leave and is about to descend into the vault. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 My hopes and cherished aspirations languish Within my bosom,—now with feverish chill Pervaded, now with all the heat of passion, More hot and burning than yon vestal fire. Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans And having convened the senate he sent envoys chosen from that body together with the vestal virgins to Cerialis as envoys. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster Language is the sacred Fire in this Temple of Humanity, and the Muses are its especial and vestal Priestesses. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 The house of the rex sacrificulus, however, he gave to the vestal virgins because it was separated merely by a wall from their apartments. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form These terrors, however, terminated in this, that Oppia, a vestal virgin, being found guilty of a breach of chastity, suffered punishment. Roman History, Books I-III My visit with the vestal took a turn Quite unexpected— CURIUS. Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans Consideration for the beloved object, it is called—yes! beloved indeed, though, such is the paradox in the order of things, but one of the several vestals of the sacred fire. The Book-Bills of Narcissus An Account Rendered by Richard Le Gallienne When the reception at harbor and hall was over, and the evening banquet ended, the vestal maidens and their visitors, secure from unhallowed eyes, roamed at will through each holy cloister, aisle, gallery, and dome. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border The last named he immediately saluted as Augusta and appointed her priestess of Augustus, giving her at once all the privileges pertaining to the vestal virgins. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Be not her maid, since she is envious; Her vestal livery is but sick and green…. How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study A sister much beloved lived with me there, A chosen vestal from her childhood days.— Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans It is that maiden princess plainly whom he intends by ——A fair vestal, throned by the West. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. Divine Matilda's angel did appear, Deck'd like a vestal ready for heaven's quire, And to this earthly trunk will not come near. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 Do you desire to live forever apart from women, as the vestal virgins live apart from men? Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form If now youth will permit us to look a little deeper into its heart, we will attempt to celebrate that unpublished and vestal wisdom written there. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 An urn of gold shall hem his ashes in: The vestal virgins with their holy notes Shall sing his famous, though too fatal, death. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 After recording these acts on tablets and sealing them they delivered them to the vestal virgins to keep. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus Madam," said Cerimon, "if you purpose as you speak, the temple of Diana is not far distant from hence, there you may abide as a vestal. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children He also granted the vestal virgins all the benefits enjoyed by women who had children. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form It was deposited in the hands of the vestal virgins, who refused to deliver it up, and sent Cæsar word, if he pleased, he should come and seize it himself, which he did. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) When a vestal was to be elected, the Pontifex Maximus chose twenty young girls from high families. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Caesar on learning this took the documents containing the treaty from the vestal virgins and sent for Antony and Lepidus. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus In the midst of that "Vestal Virgin" business—Sahwah was flourishing a chamois vest to give us the idea of vestal—Nyoda walked in. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way But here she met with still less luck; offended at once in his monotheism and his chastity, the "God's warrior" pushed the vestal so unceremoniously that she nearly upset the elaborate pot-decoration of the altar. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan More beautiful than ever, her forehead sparkling, like Juno's own, with a lofty tiara of jewels, her white Ionic robe half hidden by a crimson shawl, there sat the vestal, the philosopher. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Think not to impose on her who knows how this vestal Helen followed you in page's attire, and without one stigma being cast upon her maiden delicacy. The Scottish Chiefs She shall be the fair vestal, the gentle priestess. Opening a Chestnut Burr I saw proud vestals tending sacred flames on temple-clad islands in blue Grecian seas; I saw acolytes waving censers, and grave, bearded priests walking in processions crowned with myrtle-wreaths. They Call Me Carpenter Their occupation is hereditary, but they are vestals and daughters of vestals, however strange this may sound to a European ear. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan And Thusis wore her vestal veil in the full sun of noon. In Secret "Hope nothing for me," returned Helen, understanding by her looks what her tongue had left unsaid, "but to see me a vestal here, and a saint in heaven." The Scottish Chiefs It's all very interesting, because we're coming to that here in England; except that as we dont require any vestal virgins, nobody will get married at all, except the poor, perhaps. Getting Married Taking the post of honour, Miss Riley's arm, I followed Tom, who I soon perceived ruled the whole concern, as he led the way with another ancient vestal in black stain and bugles. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 The wedding was a rich one, and so the "vestals" appeared in state. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan With the most vociferous emphasis the master expressed intense dissatisfaction with the apathetic demeanour of our populace during the procession of vestal virgins. My Life — Volume 1 She broke off abruptly, as a slim, fair girl, dressed as a Greek vestal in white, with a chaplet of silver myrtle-leaves round her hair, suddenly approached and touched Dr. Dean on the arm. Ziska A few of the oldest families stuck to the marriage tradition so as to keep up the supply of vestal virgins, who had to be legitimate; but nobody else dreamt of getting married. Getting Married These were generally such whose chastity was suspected, as the vestal virgins, &c. Hudibras But the vestals on the banks of the Ganges and the Indus understand the question differently from those on the banks of the Tiber. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan But she was reserved almost to constraint at times—a vestal at the altar, rather than a loving wife. The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring How much pleasanter to picture her as her father's aid, perhaps a sharer in his dreams: a vestal cherishing the flame of Liberty in the secret sanctuary of the goddess! The Valley of Decision After I recovered sufficiently from the shock, I answered indignantly, "Sir, know ye not that I have pledged my service to the vestal virgins of yon temple?" Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales Chastity was expected of the vestal, but of no one else. Imperial Purple The beautiful Laura is no longer the cold vestal that came to Venice as your wife. Prince Eugene and His Times If the vestal virgins turn down their thumbs, that's another matter. Androcles and the Lion The artillery-women have a blue-and-red tunic, and, as weapons, blunderbusses and old cast cannons; and another brigade, consisting of vestal virgins, pure as Diana, have blue tunics and white trousers. Robur the Conqueror So Homer altered the name of one of them, naming her Pasithea, and betrothed her to a husband, in order that you may know that they are not vestal virgins. L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits It was the matron and the vestal who were supposed to be straight, and their straightness was wholly supposititious. Imperial Purple I am faithless to my vestal vow, and I feel within my soul the tempest of an earthly passion. Joseph II. and His Court Oh, yes: he turns his thumbs up fast enough if the vestal virgins want to have one of his pet fighting men killed. Androcles and the Lion Let constant fires the winter's fury tame, And let thy kitchens be a vestal flame. Cowley's Essays They do not fall in love with every meretricious extravagance at first sight, or mistake an old battered hypothesis for a vestal, because they are new to the ways of this old world. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners In the circus a vestal caught his eye. Imperial Purple "I shall see him often; I shall feel like one of the vestals of old, tending the sacred flame." Washington Square If the vestals had not turned up their thumbs I should have been a dead man. Androcles and the Lion Isn’t that it, fair angel, fair—what do you call it?—fair vestal? The Trumpet-Major There is something divine in every vestal, and Rubria is very beautiful. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero It was she who had put it beyond Caracalla's power to violate that vestal when he tried. Imperial Purple These were vestals hidden beneath the long Greek peplum, with its thick, sinuous folds; agile nymphs, covered with their marble veils, and guarding the palace with their fugitive glances. Louise de la Valliere Herself, almost heartbroken now, Was bent to take the vestal vow, And shroud, within St. Hilda's gloom, Her wasted hopes and withered bloom. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife To Culpepper it was a vestal virgin standing before a hallowed shrine; to the prosaic observer I fear it was only a fair-haired young woman, whose wicked black eyes still shone with unfilial warmth. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories But at the very thought of such an act a certain dread seized me, as if I had attacked some vestal or wished to defile a divinity. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero The vestals, to whose indiscretions no one had paid much attention, learned the statutes of an archaic law, and were buried alive. Imperial Purple We see no new-built palaces aspire, No kitchens emulate the vestal fire. An Essay on Man She drew them up into a crown on the top of her head—this was comfortable for sleeping—so that, by reason of her straight profile, she looked like a Roman vestal. An Iceland Fisherman Yet I saw plainly that once she must have been young and beautiful; fair, with all the charm of simplicity, perfect as some Greek statue, with the brow of a vestal. Christ in Flanders On the upper seats half the signs were for death, and half for mercy; but the retiarius looked only at the box of C�sar and the vestals, waiting for what they would decide. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero After the fashion of Olympians he became frankly incestuous, seducing vestals, his sisters too, and gaining in boldness with each metamorphosis, he menaced the Capitoline Jove. Imperial Purple Her vestal lamp had dropped for the moment, and she seemed to be gazing far away. Mae Madden Some would be for transforming the beautiful solitary vestal flame by the first effort of the multiplication-table into your hearth-fire of slippered affection. The Egoist Existence itself is but the unceasing accomplishment of an unchanging desire; the soul is but the vestal charged to feed the sacred fire of love. Camille C�sar with the vestals and the Augustians left the amphitheatre, and withdrew to an immense scarlet tent erected purposely; in this was prepared for him and the guests a magnificent prandium. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero It had been serviceable, indeed, and though the need of it had gone, still the institution endured, and in enduring constituted the chief delight of the vestals and of Rome. Imperial Purple "O, she is like a vestal virgin with her light, or a queen with a sceptre," cried Mae exultingly. Mae Madden Believe me, Locrine, but the girl is wise, And well would seem to make a vestal Nun. Locrine/Mucedorus But since King Pericles, My wedded lord, I ne'er shall see again, A vestal livery will I take me to, And never more have joy. Pericles Tears appeared on the lids of the vestals; the people listened in silence before they burst into a long unbroken storm of applause. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero From the vestal virgin to the matron, the Roman woman in the days of the nation's health and growth fulfilled lofty functions and bore the whole weight of domestic toil. Woman and Labour "She may be the vestal virgin, but the queen is by my side," said Bero earnestly. Mae Madden "So we live without making anything, as though we were ancient vestals set to keep in a fire." Anna Karenina A blue spot at one of the Perkins windows showed that in one vestal bosom hope was not dead yet, although it was seven o'clock. New Chronicles of Rebecca In vain did hymns of praise sound in his ears; in vain did vestals kiss his "divine" hand, and while doing so Rubria bent till her reddish hair touched his breast. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero I am the Virgin, and my vestal flame Burns less intensely than the Lion's rage; Sheaves are my only garlands, and I claim The golden Harvests as my heritage. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow There thus arose the concept of the angelic woman, the natural vestal; we see her at full length in the romances of mediaeval chivalry. In Defense of Women True; for thou art in love with a Christian vestal, who sits in the Trans-Tiber. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero C�sar himself bet; priests, vestals, senators, knights bet; the populace bet. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero |
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