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VARIATION ON RONSARD: 1 by THOMAS STURGE MOORE

First Line: THE GRACE OF THE MOON IS
Last Line: MORE EMBRACETH THAN SPACE.
Subject(s): RONSARD, PIERRE DE (1524-1585);

THE grace of the moon is
Born monthly, my dear,
If our light the less soon is
Put out, re-appear
Will it never
Nor ever
In thin crescence peep
To dispel the long sleep.

Then, while we are living,
Tease not but kiss;
A thousand times giving
Renewal of bliss:
Neither measured
Nor treasured
Can love be, whose grace
More embraceth than space.



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