 | Poems by William Stanley Roscoe |  |
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TO THE MOON.
Queen of the night! with virgin ray
O speed thee on thy azure way;
In splendour dress thy sapphire bower,
And shed thy smiles on hill and tower.
O speed thee on thy azure way;
In splendour dress thy sapphire bower,
And shed thy smiles on hill and tower.
Deep clouded in thy misty veil
The dark woods sigh upon the gale;
Thy dewy beams the vales adorn,
Thy starry streams are sweet as morn.
The dark woods sigh upon the gale;
Thy dewy beams the vales adorn,
Thy starry streams are sweet as morn.
Fair is thy path in heaven above,
Fair is thy path, thou light of love!
Soft are the clouds that o'er thee glide,
While Ocean heaves his murmuring tide!
Fair is thy path, thou light of love!
Soft are the clouds that o'er thee glide,
While Ocean heaves his murmuring tide!
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Thy beams are blest, thou queen of heaven!
And joys untold to thee are given;
In dreams of hope I waste the day,
And live but in thy silent ray!
And joys untold to thee are given;
In dreams of hope I waste the day,
And live but in thy silent ray!
| Poems by William Stanley Roscoe | |