The Spike: or, Victoria College Review, October 1909
Carmen XXX
page 73
Carmen XXX.
O Venus, regina. . . . . .
Venus, queen of Orient isle,
Leave thy chosen realm awhile,
Make with Maud thy domicile,
Sojourn in her shrine;
Let Love hot-foot come with thee,
Nymphs and Graces girdle-free,
Youth, whom thy society
Ever doth refine.