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THE POET'S CALENDAR: AUGUST by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE EMPEROR OCTAVIAN, CALLED THE AUGUST
Last Line: THE GOLDEN HARVESTS AS MY HERITAGE.
Subject(s): AUGUST;
The Emperor Octavian, called the August,
I being his favorite, bestowed his name
Upon me, and I hold it still in trust,
In memory of him and of his fame.
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.




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