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First Line: Thou silver deity of secret night
Last Line: With all thy greatness and thy coldness too.
Alternate Author Name(s): Montagu, Mary Wortley; Pierrepont, Mary
Subject(s): Moon


Thou silver deity of secret night,
Direct my footsteps through the woodland shade;
Thou conscious witness of unknown delight,
The Lover's guardian, and the Muse's aid!

By thy pale beams I solitary rove,
To thee my tender grief confide;
Serenely sweet you gild the silent grove,
My friend, my goddess, and my guide.

E'en thee, fair queen, from thy amazing height,
The charms of young Endymion drew;
Veil'd with the mantle of concealing night;
With all thy greatness and thy coldness too.






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