Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Francis FisherBrowne845 Santa Barbara
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Walled by the rock, fringed by the foam,
A valley stretches fair and free
Beneath the blue of heaven’s dome.
Saint Barbara, the beauteous maid;
Above her head the cloudless skies
Smile down upon her charms displayed.
The splendor of their purple tinge;
While round her like a mantle spread
The blue seas with their silver fringe.
The earth seems sweet, and heaver near;
The flowers bloom free, the air is balm,
And summer rules the radiant year.