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INSCRIPTION FOR A GROTTO.
A.D. 1500.
O, Filiæ vespertinæ, blandæ, adeste,
Aura, Stella, Luna!
Aura, Stella, Luna!
Come, eveninge gale! the crimsonne rose
Is droopinge for thy sighe of dewe,
The hyacinthe wooes thy kisse to close
In slumberre sweete its eye of blue.
Is droopinge for thy sighe of dewe,
The hyacinthe wooes thy kisse to close
In slumberre sweete its eye of blue.
Shine, eveninge starre! the valley-streame
Hath loste the tinges of the sunne,
And lingers for thy pearlie beame,
To telle its bosome daye is done.
Hath loste the tinges of the sunne,
And lingers for thy pearlie beame,
To telle its bosome daye is done.
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Rise, eveninge moone! thy holie raye
To telle of heavenlie houres is given,
Whenne earthe shall on our eye decaye,
And alle our pathe, like thine, be heavenne.
To telle of heavenlie houres is given,
Whenne earthe shall on our eye decaye,
And alle our pathe, like thine, be heavenne.
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