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A RAY OF THE MOON, FR. MARDI by HERMAN MELVILLE

Poet Analysis

First Line: A RAY OF THE MOON ON THE DANCING WAVES
Last Line: AND HER VOICE, NO VOICE, BUT A SONG IN THE GLADE.

A ray of the moon on the dancing waves
Is the step, light step of that beautiful maid:
Mardi, with music, her footfall paves,
And her voice, no voice, but a song in the glade.



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