The Eve of St. Agnes (1)
St. Agnes’ Eve—Ah, bitter chill it was!The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold;The hare limp’d trembling through the frozen grass,And silent was the flock in woolly fold. (1) The night between January 20 and January 21 is the eve of St. Agnes, the patron saint of virgins, who died a martyr during the reign… Read More The Eve of St. Agnes (1)