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THE EARTH AND MOON.
We wandered off from Father Sun,
The silv'ry Moon and I:
A sep'rate kingdom we've begun,
Out in the distant sky.
The silv'ry Moon and I:
A sep'rate kingdom we've begun,
Out in the distant sky.
I dressed myself in green array,
She dressed in silv'ry white;
I kept the watch throughout the day,
She watched throughout the night.
She dressed in silv'ry white;
I kept the watch throughout the day,
She watched throughout the night.
Although we claimed our royalty
We feared our father's frown,
Until he, in his majesty,
Presented us a crown.
We feared our father's frown,
Until he, in his majesty,
Presented us a crown.
It was a wreath of shining stars;
From nebulæ 'twas spun,
Suggested by my brother Mars,
And polished by the sun.
From nebulæ 'twas spun,
Suggested by my brother Mars,
And polished by the sun.
Upon the moon he has bestowed
His blessings long ago;
To me he gave a veil of cloud,
And handkerchief of snow.
His blessings long ago;
To me he gave a veil of cloud,
And handkerchief of snow.
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A lightning arrow placed he here,
A seven-colored bow,
That as we fly we need not fear,
But triumph as we go.
A seven-colored bow,
That as we fly we need not fear,
But triumph as we go.
Within our hands a little wand,
Irresistible as air;
We touch the meteoric strand
And cause a shower there.
Irresistible as air;
We touch the meteoric strand
And cause a shower there.
But arm in arm we keep our course,
Just as it we've begun;
Till soon we'll fly back to that source
From whence we came—the sun.
Just as it we've begun;
Till soon we'll fly back to that source
From whence we came—the sun.
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